# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Washington Painting Service Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016098768` · 9/15/2016 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **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:** Washington Painting Service Inc
- **Location:** 2160 Mc Coys Creek Blvd, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32218
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving an aerial articulating boom lift when his head brushed against high-power electrical lines. He was shocked several times before falling unconscious to the basket of the lift, suffering second and third degree burns and internal injuries. He was hospitalized.

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