# Electrical burns, unspecified at GGG Construction
> OSHA SIR `2022097979` · 9/8/2022 · ISLIP TERRACE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Shovels
## Employer
- **Name:** GGG Construction
- **Location:** Spur Drive and Carleton Avenue, ISLIP TERRACE, NEW YORK, 11752
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was digging a hole with a shovel when they struck an electric cable and an arc flash occurred, resulting in a burn.

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