# Electrical burns  any degree at TRC Environmental Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024054567` · 5/24/2024 · SAYREVILLE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** TRC Environmental Corporation
- **Location:** 321 Main St., SAYREVILLE, NEW JERSEY, 08871
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking air samples when an arc flash came from live power lines and caused an electrical fire. The employee sustained third degree burns to their face and hands.

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