# Electrical burns  any degree at RWE Clean Energy
> OSHA SIR `2024031957` · 3/4/2024 · ROSCOE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** RWE Clean Energy
- **Location:** 200 E. Broadway, ROSCOE, TEXAS, 79545
- **NAICS:** 221115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a cabinet at the base of a wind turbine. An arc flash burned the employee's hands and arms, as well as the lower part of the employee's chest.

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