# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Ferreira Power South
> OSHA SIR `2024076135` · 7/9/2024 · ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Ferreira Power South
- **Location:** 2960 Jazz Street, ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, 78664
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to make a repair to a transformer. As the employee laid a rubber blanket on a bushing for protection, a loose connection caused an electrical arc. The employee suffered burns to the shoulder, back, and torso and was hospitalized.

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