# Electrical burns and electrocution at Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211458` · 12/11/2024 · SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Body systems and other part(s) of body
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns and electrocution
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
- **Source:** Ground
- **Secondary source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
- **Location:** 1303 Creekford Circle, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77478
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking along an area of ground to survey the location for the replacement of cable and equipment. They tripped on an area of loose soil near the pad mounted electrical distribution cabinet and contacted it. The cabinet was open and exposing interior switches. The employee received burns to both hands and wrists. The employee also went into cardiopulmonary arrest.

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