# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Mastec Utility Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024109523` · 10/13/2024 · ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Electric parts  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Handtools  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mastec Utility Services, LLC
- **Location:** 333 S Haliifax Drive, ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA, 32176
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An electrical crew was in the final stages of a hurricane restoration project. One of the employees was removing the protective coverup equipment when he noticed potential movement in a connection or energized cable. When he tightened the connection with a hand tool, a phase-to-ground arc flash burned his face. He was hospitalized.

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