# Electrical burns, unspecified at Centerpoint Energy
> OSHA SIR `20191011020` · 10/22/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Centerpoint Energy
- **Location:** Hardy Street at North Sam Houston Beltway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77060
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working as a crew member at a substation when the employee placed a test lead from a tube stick on an energized conductor.  An arc flash occurred, causing thermal burns to the employee's face and chest.

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