# Electrical burns, unspecified at Duke Energy Ohio
> OSHA SIR `2020099211` · 9/28/2020 · PLEASANT PLAIN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Duke Energy Ohio
- **Location:** 8786 Morrow Rossburg Road, PLEASANT PLAIN, OHIO, 45162
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A lineman contacted an energized 7,200 single-phase line while pulling copper ground wire. The employee received an electric shock resulting in burns to the right shoulder, neck, chest, shin and thigh.

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