# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Tradesmen International
> OSHA SIR `20191212563` · 12/6/2019 · PASADENA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Tradesmen International
- **Location:** 11777 Bay Area Blvd, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A Tradesmen International employee was helping paint an electrical tower. An arc flash injured the employee, who was hospitalized.

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