# First degree electrical burns at Imperium Utility Services LLC
> OSHA SIR `20221210949` · 12/17/2022 · LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** First degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Imperium Utility Services LLC
- **Location:** private business location, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, 73507
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a crew to troubleshoot voltage problems at a business. While testing for current, the employee experienced an arc flash and sustained first-degree burns to the face and neck. The employee was hospitalized.

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