# Second degree electrical burns at MasTec Services Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066328` · 6/27/2018 · CUMMING, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** MasTec Services Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 4005 Morningside Drive, CUMMING, GEORGIA, 30040
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing an underground transformer when an arc flash occurred, causing a second degree burn to his left forearm. He also fell forward, striking his head on a distribution service bar and suffering a laceration.

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