# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Southwestern Electric Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2020098546` · 9/8/2020 · HORNBECK, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwestern Electric Power Company
- **Location:** 1917 Highway 171, HORNBECK, LOUISIANA, 71439
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While trying to reestablish a powerline connection, an employee came into contact with an energized line and suffered second- and third-degree burns to both arms and hands.

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