# Electrical burns, unspecified at Colorado Powerline Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054879` · 5/18/2018 · EVERGREEN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Colorado Powerline Inc.
- **Location:** 32140 Highway 40, EVERGREEN, COLORADO, 80439
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a bucket tightening nuts on the a transformer cutout when he contacted 7,200 volts, suffering a burn to the left hand that required hospitalization. Rubber gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.

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