# Electrical burns, unspecified at U-TEC CONSTRUCTION , INC
> OSHA SIR `2015085925` · 8/19/2015 · NORCROSS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Lamp posts, street lights
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** U-TEC CONSTRUCTION , INC
- **Location:** 5701 Spalding Drive, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30092
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing light posts when the derrick truck swung the light post and contacted the power line behind them. The trailer holding the post became energized, and the employee received severe electrical burns.

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