# Electrical burns, unspecified at F & H Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2015053223` · 5/27/2015 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** F & H Contractors
- **Location:** 619 Island Way, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33760
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was installing plastic electrical conduit onsite. The circuit was energized from a 7200 volt transformer located near the sidewalk. When the employee attempted to connect the conduit to the transformer, his right bicep contacted the transformer. The employee was on his knees when he received the electrical shock and he fell backwards and/or collapsed. He was admitted to the hospital on 5/28/2015 at or around 4:30 p.m. and treated for burns received from the electrical shock.

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