# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at United Electric Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066122` · 6/21/2018 · SIGEL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** United Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 28 Belltown Camp Rd., SIGEL, PENNSYLVANIA, 15860
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Emergency work crews were dispatched to an area that had lost power. An employee was climbing a pole to repair a powerline that he thought was de-energized when he came into contact with an energized line. He suffered first degree burns on his left hand and third degree burns on his left thigh, requiring hospitalization. Electrical insulating 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*