# Electrical burns, unspecified at West Penn Power
> OSHA SIR `2017098997` · 9/20/2017 · ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** West Penn Power
- **Location:** 1621 5th St., ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA, 34223
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working in an aerial bucket truck to reinstall a primary conductor on a utility pole, an employee came into contact with the powerline and received electrical burns to the torso.

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