# First degree electrical burns at Duke Energy
> OSHA SIR `20211210695` · 12/13/2021 · SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
## 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:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Duke Energy
- **Location:** 6421 22nd Ave N, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33713
- **NAICS:** 221113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to loosen a nut and bolt on a transformer secondary block. The wrench came into contact with two secondary electrical blocks at once, causing a secondary arc flash. The employee suffered first-degree burns to the left side of the face, neck area, and left arm.

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