# Electrical burns, unspecified at LineTec Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019054994` · 5/16/2019 · FOWLERTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** LineTec Services, LLC
- **Location:** TX-97 & FM 469, FOWLERTON, TEXAS, 78021
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An electrician was in an elevated bucket truck utilizing a tie wire to tie a conductor. A live power line above the employee's head contacted his body and generated an arc flash. The employee suffered burns on his face, mid torso and his abdomen.

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