# Electrical burns, unspecified at CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020032893` · 3/31/2020 · RICHMOND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
- **Location:** 2303 County Place Drive 1, RICHMOND, TEXAS, 77406
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 31, 2020, an employee was standing on the ground, using an extended chainsaw to cut a tree limb that was near an energized wire. The wind blew the tree limb into the wire. The employee suffered entry and exit burn wounds on his right hand and left foot. He was hospitalized.

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