# Electrical burns, unspecified at Armstrong Cable Services
> OSHA SIR `2017076406` · 7/12/2017 · BELLVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Armstrong Cable Services
- **Location:** 1943-1985 Riggle Road, BELLVILLE, OHIO, 44813
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a man basket when he contacted a high-voltage powerline (7,800 volts) while pulling fiber optic cable through trees. He sustained electrical burns to the neck, both arms, and a hip.

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