# Electrical burns, unspecified at James Peterson Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015097022` · 9/23/2015 · CROSS PLAINS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** James Peterson Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** Hwy 14 and Brewery Rd., CROSS PLAINS, WISCONSIN, 53528
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding onto a braided chocker line (wire) that was wrapped around pipes being installed in a manhole by a backhoe. The backhoe came in contact with a live electrical line, and the employee received burns to his right hand and shoulder.

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