# Electrical burns, unspecified at Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2023065005` · 6/6/2023 · HARTLEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative
- **Location:** US 87, HARTLEY, TEXAS, 79044
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a transformer. When removing wiring, an arc flash occurred and the employee was burned on their right arm from their elbow down to their hand.

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