# Second degree electrical burns at Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `20201110624` · 11/10/2020 · AMBROSE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC.
- **Location:** 115 Orange Street, AMBROSE, GEORGIA, 31512
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was the bucket of a bucket truck, installing a new light bulb at one end of an overhead street light arm. The opposite end of the street light arm fell and made contact with an energized overhead power line. The resulting arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's back.

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