# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at JAMES POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015096814` · 9/17/2015 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** JAMES POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION LLC
- **Location:** I-35, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78040
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were replacing a high voltage single power line between two poles. One employee, was electrocuted at approximately at 08:15 AM and received third degree electrical burns on the right arm and back side.

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