# Electrical burns  any degree at Saber Power Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032470` · 3/19/2024 · HOUSTON, 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:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
## Employer
- **Name:** Saber Power Services, LLC
- **Location:** 7901 Wallisville Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an aerial lift to install flange mechanical cable positioners onto insulators on a de-energized transformer. An arc flash occurred when the aerial lift came near the energized jumpers resulting in electrical burns to the employee's right arm and torso.

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