# Electrical burns, unspecified at Southwestern Electrical Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2015063635` · 6/12/2015 · DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwestern Electrical Power Company
- **Location:** Unknown, DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS, 71832
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing work at a transformer.  The line the employee was going to work on was de-energized and grounded. The employee came into contact with the energized line, which resulted in burns to both hands.

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