# Electrical burns, unspecified at Henkels and McCoy
> OSHA SIR `2019065988` · 6/13/2019 · EDINBORO, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Henkels and McCoy
- **Location:** 211 Waterford Street, EDINBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, 16412
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a powerline pole. The employee was installing an equal potential zone while using a cluster bar that attached to the pole. A chain hangs from the cluster bar, which started swinging back and forth after it was attached to the pole. The employee attempted to grab the swinging chain and came into contact with the energized powerline. An entry wound was present on his hand and an exit wound was present on his chest. He was hospitalized with burns.

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