# First degree electrical burns at Triumph Construction
> OSHA SIR `2016076658` · 7/21/2016 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** First degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Triumph Construction
- **Location:** 57th & 2nd Avenue, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10019
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a digging bar to loosen sand located over a cable buried in a shunt box when he impacted the primary cable. An electric flash occurred, causing first degree burns on his left forearm and a piece of sand to become lodged under his eyelid.

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