# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Brillion Iron Works
> OSHA SIR `2016054455` · 5/20/2016 · BRILLION, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Brillion Iron Works
- **Location:** 200 Park Ave, BRILLION, WISCONSIN, 54110
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting ready to perform maintenance on a furnace transformer when he contacted a 12.5-kilovolt line, suffering second and third degree burns.

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