# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at ELM FieldSight LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110317` · 11/8/2023 · THE COLONY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ELM FieldSight LLC
- **Location:** 4300 Live Oak Drive, THE COLONY, TEXAS, 75056
- **NAICS:** 335911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing busbars onto a battery system. A battery circuit was completed and caused an electrical arc. The employee sustained third-degree burns to his arms and hands.

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