# Electrical burns, unspecified at Charter Communications
> OSHA SIR `2015053127` · 5/24/2015 · WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Charter Communications
- **Location:** Silver Creek Rd, WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53094
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received a burn to the right forearm due to contact with an electrical power line while operating an articulating boom truck.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*