# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at ATEC STEEL
> OSHA SIR `2016065457` · 6/20/2016 · BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS
## 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:** ATEC STEEL
- **Location:** 1000 W. 5TH ST, BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS, 66713
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working in a boom lift came in contact with a 277-volt electrical line, suffering a third-degree burn to the left hand and a right-hand laceration.

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