# Electrical burns, unspecified at Echo Powerline LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015075118` · 7/27/2015 · BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, 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:** Echo Powerline LLC
- **Location:** 300 Industrial Trace, BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA, 70518
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 7/27/15, at 4 PM, an employee was taking out an old power line and adding a new power line on existing poles (working live) using a jumper or mechanical. The employee suffered flash burns on the arm, rib cage, right calf, feet, and body.

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