# Electrical burns, unspecified at Tessco Energy Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054533` · 5/10/2018 · BIG LAKE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Tessco Energy Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Unitex, World Lease, BIG LAKE, TEXAS, 76932
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a bucket connecting parts on a pole when a wire in the employee's left hand touched something and caused an arc flash (7,200 volts), burning the top and palm of the employee's hand.

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