# Electrical burns, unspecified at McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010507` · 1/15/2019 · KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** Near wellsite, KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58640
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While installing utility meters, an employee contacted overhead power lines and sustained burns to their hand and face.

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