# Second degree electrical burns at Linetec Services
> OSHA SIR `2018099246` · 9/7/2018 · TEXARKANA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Linetec Services
- **Location:** 300 W. 19th Street, TEXARKANA, TEXAS, 75505
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a utility line when an electrical flash occurred. The employee suffered second degree burns to the face and neck.

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