# Electrical burns, unspecified at The L.E. Myers Co.
> OSHA SIR `2020109924` · 10/19/2020 · FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** The L.E. Myers Co.
- **Location:** Transmission Power Line Structure #520, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32034
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 19, 2020, around 4:00 p.m. two line crew members were removing a fallen static transmission line when the line broke from the top of the tower and contacted the energized line on the opposite side of the tower causing an arc flash. The employees suffered burns to their hand and arms.

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