# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Shipman AG Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181112055` · 11/26/2018 · WINNSBORO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Shipman AG Service, Inc.
- **Location:** Wayne's Waller Place, WINNSBORO, LOUISIANA, 71295
- **NAICS:** 115112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped out of a scissor lift onto a roof that was approximately 11 feet above ground. A second employee was handing the first employee a piece of 14-foot metal trim when a gust of wind swung the metal trim and the first employee into a powerline approximately 15 feet away. The employee suffered an electric shock and second/third degree bilateral arm/leg burns.

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