# Electrical burns, unspecified at Mediacom, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017053917` · 5/1/2017 · HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Mediacom, LLC
- **Location:** Tidewater Equipment, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to feed cables to a coworker in an aerial lift. The employee received an electric shock from an elevated cable that came in contact with an energized power source, suffering burns to his left foot, hand, and abdomen.

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