# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Power Secure Service
> OSHA SIR `2018066043` · 6/19/2018 · SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip without fall, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Generators
## Employer
- **Name:** Power Secure Service
- **Location:** 6010 Root Road, SPRING, TEXAS, 77389
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a generator that was not connecting to a switch gear. The employee slipped on the steps in front of the generator, and his left hand touched an energized busbar. He suffered a third-degree burn.

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