# Electrical burns  any degree at Power Pro's Power Lawn Solution
> OSHA SIR `2024054753` · 5/30/2024 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Power Pro's Power Lawn Solution
- **Location:** 1505 Jones Road, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77520
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained arc flash burns to the face and upper torso while replacing a switch on a transformer that was damaged in a storm. A ceramic cutout that was also damaged by the storm allowed metal-on-metal contact that transferred the live electrical current. The employee sustained arc flash burns to their face and upper torso.

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