# Second degree electrical burns at Pike Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019088738` · 8/22/2019 · DAWSON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Pike Electric, LLC
- **Location:** Georgia Highway 520, DAWSON, GEORGIA, 39842
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An overhead lineman was elevated in a bucket while removing the rubber cover from a primary power line. An arc flash caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's stomach and the area under the right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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