# Electrical burns, unspecified at Alvarenga Underground Construction
> OSHA SIR `2016076415` · 7/15/2016 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Alvarenga Underground Construction
- **Location:** 3701 N Loy Lake, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees received electrical burns when an anchor cable was touched by a live electrical cable near the trench where the employees were working.

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