# Second degree electrical burns at M.E. Fiber Solutions, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018088845` · 8/27/2018 · BOERNE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** M.E. Fiber Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** 172 Oak Acres Lane, BOERNE, TEXAS, 78006
- **NAICS:** 517212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a cable through trees when he came in contact with overhead powerlines, suffering second degree burns on his wrist.

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