# Electrical burns  any degree at GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2024032544` · 3/21/2024 · VILLA RICA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Drills, braces, drivers
## Employer
- **Name:** GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
- **Location:** Distribution ROW 142 Alton Circle, VILLA RICA, GEORGIA, 30180
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 21, 2024, an employee was working on a pad-mounted transformer using a drill that came into contact with a live line causing an arc flash that burned the right side of his neck and an eye.

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