# Electrical burns, unspecified at WTG Sarasota, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2019088266` · 8/12/2019 · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Digging handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WTG Sarasota, LLC.
- **Location:** 333 North Tamiami Trail, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34236
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a post hole digger to dig holes in order to build a fence. The employee inserted the post hole digger into the ground and hit a powerline, which created a flame that shot up and burned portions of the employee's left and right arms. The employee may have suffered a mild electric shock as well.

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