# Second degree electrical burns at DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023032102` · 3/7/2023 · BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC
- **Location:** 5169 Co Rd 664, BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA, 33834
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a transformer, removing the cover inside a cabinet, when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second-degree burns to his neck and ears requiring hospitalization.

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