# Electrical burns, unspecified at Melton Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022053753` · 5/2/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Melton Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** 811 Main Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An electrician was opening a cover on a 60-amp bus plug and came into contact with a live conductor resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained a fractured nose and burns.

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