# Second degree electrical burns at Xtreme Powerline Construction
> OSHA SIR `2018099275` · 9/7/2018 · PALM BAY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Xtreme Powerline Construction
- **Location:** 236 Webwood Drive, PALM BAY, FLORIDA, 32908
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a transformer when an arc flash occurred, causing second degree electrical burns to the employee's right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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