# Electrical burns, unspecified at Powertown Line Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231211473` · 12/18/2023 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Powertown Line Construction LLC
- **Location:** 2244 Riverside Dr. North, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33762
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a utility transformer for underground service to a home. The employee's impact drill went across two connection bars with 240 volts of potential, creating an arc flash. The employee sustained burns to the face and eyes due to the arc flash and molten aluminum.

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