# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Foothill Energy Service Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016076103` · 7/7/2016 · FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(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:** Foothill Energy Service Inc
- **Location:** 1000 N Highway 287, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 80524
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the bucket getting ready to go up to do work on the powerline when he contacted the energized line, suffering third degree burns to both arms and second 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*