# Second degree electrical burns at NORTHEAST TEXAS POWER, LTD.
> OSHA SIR `2020077158` · 7/30/2020 · CUMBY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHEAST TEXAS POWER, LTD.
- **Location:** 7936 CR 294, CUMBY, TEXAS, 75433
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were replacing a double circuit pole. When one phase of a 3-phase, 200V-power line was energized, it went straight to ground, causing an arc flash. An employee sustained second degree burns to the face and upper left arm.

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