# Electrical burns, unspecified at Pitts Wabbing Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076800` · 7/21/2017 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Pitts Wabbing Inc.
- **Location:** 2777 Hwy.84 East, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39443
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was raising a derrick on an oil platform when the derrick came in contact with a high-voltage power line. The employee suffered electrical burns.

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