# Electrical burns  any degree at Texas- New Mexico Power (TNMP)
> OSHA SIR `2024042973` · 4/4/2024 · LEWISVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Measurement and scientific devices  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas- New Mexico Power (TNMP)
- **Location:** Marcisco, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, 75067
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking an underground cable locater machine to the centric neutral on a primary underground cable (14,400V) when an arc flash occurred. This resulted in burns to his right arm, abdomen, and neck.

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