# Electrical burns, unspecified at Raytheon Company
> OSHA SIR `20181212854` · 12/14/2018 · FREER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Raytheon Company
- **Location:** ROTHR Site, FREER, TEXAS, 78357
- **NAICS:** 334511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking pictures of an electrical transfer switch when he lost his footing and slipped, making contact with a live circuit. The employee sustained abrasions on the right shoulder, and burns to the left shoulder, left leg, and both hands.

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