# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Allstate Signal & Construction, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2020043003` · 4/2/2020 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Allstate Signal & Construction, LLC.
- **Location:** 3870 Eastex Fwy, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77703
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a tagline to guide a crane that was lifting a sign to a post when the employee went near a powerline and it arced over to the crane. The employee was hit with an arc flash, suffering second and third degree burns to the stomach and back.

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