# Second degree electrical burns at Duke Energy Florida, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231211164` · 12/6/2023 · CARRABELLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Duke Energy Florida, LLC
- **Location:** 1302 Picketts Landing Court, CARRABELLE, FLORIDA, 32322
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 6, 2023, an employee of Duke Energy was working on a single-phase 120-/240-volt parallel service re-tap when a secondary flash occurred in an underground service. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the face and was hospitalized.

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