# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at North Houston Pole Line
> OSHA SIR `2020087774` · 8/17/2020 · KINGWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** North Houston Pole Line
- **Location:** 2312 Timbercreek Trail, KINGWOOD, TEXAS, 77345
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed a wooden pole to remove a downed conductor. The employee's right arm contacted the bottom of the energized switch and received third degree burns.

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