# Electrical burns, unspecified at WGA NAVSTAR AVIATION USA INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017076842` · 7/22/2017 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Lightning
## Employer
- **Name:** WGA NAVSTAR AVIATION USA INC.
- **Location:** 11000 Terminal Access Rd, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33913
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting an airplane's communication cables when lightning struck the plane. He suffered severe burns to his hands and feet.

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