# First degree electrical burns at McPhee Electric, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2019055108` · 5/20/2019 · LINCROFT, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** First degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** McPhee Electric, Ltd.
- **Location:** Newman Springs Road & Exit 109 North Entranceway, LINCROFT, NEW JERSEY, 07738
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were pulling a messenger cable from one utility pole to another when the messenger cable contacted an adjacent power line. Both employees suffered electrical burns to the hands and arm and were hospitalized.

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