# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171111360` · 11/29/2017 · HOCKLEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
- **Location:** FM 2920 and Roberts Road, HOCKLEY, TEXAS, 77447
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a ground from a power transmission line when either the line struck the employee or he grabbed the line from the hot stick. He received fourth degree electrical burns on his leg, requiring hospitalization.

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