# Electrical burns  any degree at East Bay Electric LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024043340` · 4/17/2024 · MOBILE, ALABAMA
## 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:** Boom truck, cherry picker
## Employer
- **Name:** East Bay Electric LLC
- **Location:** Alabama Ship Yard, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36601
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 17, 2024, an employee was installing cross arms while in an aerial bucket truck when a 14,400-volt line became pinched between the bucket and a pole. The line was severed, causing an arc flash. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the left side of their body, arms, and face.

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