# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Redwood Construction
> OSHA SIR `2016032635` · 3/29/2016 · MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **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:** Redwood Construction
- **Location:** 75 Nichol Avenue, MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15136
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee cleaning out roof gutters in an aerial lift contacted the overhead powerlines, receiving second and third degree burns to his hands.

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