# Electrical burns, unspecified at Gomez Roofing Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021010075` · 1/5/2021 · LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Gomez Roofing Co.
- **Location:** 2782 NE 31st Court, LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA, 33064
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing metal roofing for a residential home. The metal z-bar he was using contacted a powerline. The employee was shocked and fell about 10 feet from the home's rooftop. He sustained severe electrical burns to his hands, arms, and legs.

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