# Electrical burns, unspecified at Edison Power Constructors
> OSHA SIR `20221210906` · 12/15/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Edison Power Constructors
- **Location:** 11309 Lane Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting into position to apply a grounding cable to a de-energized power line conductor. Induced voltage formed by a nearby electric field shocked and burned the employee's right hand and right foot.

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