# Electrical burns, unspecified at New River Electrical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171110674` · 11/6/2017 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** New River Electrical Corporation
- **Location:** 3887 Marsha Drive, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a termination on an underground electrical distribution cable when the cable became energized and the employee made contact. The employee suffered electrical burns to the hand and knee, requiring hospitalization.

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