# Electrical burns, unspecified at Linetec
> OSHA SIR `2023109457` · 10/12/2023 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Linetec
- **Location:** 1064 Wild Rose Lane, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78522
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were tasked with installing permanent jumpers. The injured employee was inside the insulated bucket with the jumper inside the bucket. The jumper contacted an energized phase while he was moving, causing the employee to sustain burns to his left leg and foot.

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