# Electrical burns, unspecified at Alabama Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2017043747` · 4/26/2017 · FULTONDALE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, 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:** Alabama Power Company
- **Location:** Fulton Springs Sub, FULTONDALE, ALABAMA, 35068
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee finished installing power line poles and stepped into a truck. The truck derrick made contact with the power line (12kV), resulting in electric shock to the employee. The employee received burns to the hands, feet, and internal body parts.

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