# Electrical burns, unspecified at Deep East Texas Electric Co-Op
> OSHA SIR `2017021744` · 2/23/2017 · JOAQUIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Deep East Texas Electric Co-Op
- **Location:** Off Highway 84 West, JOAQUIN, TEXAS, 75954
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

One employee was hospitalized for electrical burns to both hands and feet while working on downed power lines when a live power line fell onto the de-energized line. Two other employees were hospitalized for observation.

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