# Electrical burns  any degree at Florida Power & Light Company
> OSHA SIR `2024032672` · 3/25/2024 · MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Florida Power & Light Company
- **Location:** 270 Pioneer Rd, MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, 32953
- **NAICS:** 221119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing personal protective grounds at a substation when their hand contacted the end of the ground that was not energized, but induced voltage was created by wind and shocked them. This resulted in a burn on their thumb.

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