# Electrical burns, unspecified at SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2017076855` · 7/22/2017 · AMARILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **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:** SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE
- **Location:** 6500 Hope Rd., AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79109
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in an aerial bucket working on a 3-phase powerline outside of a residence. As the employee lowered the bucket, it came into contact with the powerline. The employee then suffered electrical burns to a shoulder and an arm.

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