# Electrical burns, unspecified at Edison Power Constructors
> OSHA SIR `2020087539` · 8/10/2020 · WESTBURY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Edison Power Constructors
- **Location:** 702 Mason Street, WESTBURY, NEW YORK, 11590
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a bucket truck in the raised position to perform power line repairs. While removing some foliage from the power lines, the employee was shocked by the power lines, and sustained burns to both hands.

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