# Electrical burns, unspecified at Michels Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016032456` · 3/22/2016 · WEEDSPORT, NEW YORK
## 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:** Michels Corporation
- **Location:** 8210 Jericho Rd., WEEDSPORT, NEW YORK, 13166
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee in a bucket truck was dismantling powerlines when he was electric shocked, suffering burns to both hands. He was hospitalized overnight.

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