# Electrical burns, unspecified at Texas Power Suppliers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109786` · 10/24/2023 · LUBBOCK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Power Suppliers, Inc.
- **Location:** I 27 & Regis St, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79403
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drilling into a utility pole to hang a transformer when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained burns to the arms and lower back.

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