# Electrical burns  any degree at Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024065264` · 6/14/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
- **Location:** 4211 Beechnut Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77096
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing an electric meter at a customer location. The employee tapped the lock band on the electric meter with a tool to loosen it up when an arc flash occurred, resulting in burns to their face and right hand.

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