# Electrical burns, unspecified at SAI Construction
> OSHA SIR `2020042951` · 4/1/2020 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** SAI Construction
- **Location:** Emmitt Smith / Cowboy Parkway, IRVING, TEXAS, 75063
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were digging and dewatering an excavation when one of them came into contact with a live underground power line. One employee suffered an electric shock and left hand burns; the other was also shocked. Both employees were hospitalized.

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