# Electrical burns, unspecified at D&D Power, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181010601` · 10/15/2018 · NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** D&D Power, LLC
- **Location:** 179 Moores Hill Road, NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK, 12553
- **NAICS:** 541990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting ready to bypass a transformer to install a new line pole when the employee clipped the bypass lead onto the center power line and created a short circuit. An arc flash occurred, causing burns to the employee's face and neck.

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