# First degree electrical burns at AP Plumbing, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020087911` · 8/20/2020 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** First degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Shovels
## Employer
- **Name:** AP Plumbing, LLC
- **Location:** 68th Plaza & Newport Ave, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68152
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing soil away from an underground power line with a shovel. The shovel cut through the wire's insulation, resulting in an arc flash that caused first-degree burns to the employee's arms and neck.

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