# Second degree electrical burns at Star Electric Company of Texas
> OSHA SIR `20231211584` · 12/22/2023 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Star Electric Company of Texas
- **Location:** Nail Ranch Lease 36 #1D, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a ground wire to a power transmission pole. The ground wire contacted an energized portion of a cut-out, causing an arc-flash. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to their chest and arms.

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