# Second degree electrical burns at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2020087800` · 8/18/2020 · EVANS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** Evans Towne Center Blvd. and Antebellum Way, EVANS, GEORGIA, 30809
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the bucket of a bucket truck, repairing a storm-damaged electrical distribution line at the top of a pole. The employee was shocked, suffering first- and second-degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.

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