# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Coonrod Electric Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171212134` · 12/21/2017 · INGLESIDE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Coonrod Electric Co., LLC
- **Location:** 1269 Sunray Road, INGLESIDE, TEXAS, 78362
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stripping insulation from an electrical wire to test an electrical circuit when his right index finger contacted a live electrical wire, suffering second and third degree burns.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*