# Electrical burns, unspecified at JW Powerline
> OSHA SIR `2017010400` · 1/13/2017 · FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** JW Powerline
- **Location:** 5697 Trans Pecos Rd., FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS, 79735
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were conducting a pre-job assessment. When the employees opened an electrical box an arc flash occurred burning both employees on the face.

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