# Electrical burns, unspecified at Southeast Utilities of Georgia, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098657` · 9/13/2016 · TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Southeast Utilities of Georgia, Inc.
- **Location:** 4755 Capital Circle NW, Unit 1-A, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, 32303
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in an aerial bucket, trimming trees to get to a communication cable. As he moved the bucket, it touched the powerline, resulting in an electrical shock. He suffered severe burns to both arms and was hospitalized.

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