# Electrical burns, unspecified at POWERSOUTH ENGERY COOPERATIVE
> OSHA SIR `2021010781` · 1/28/2021 · OPP, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** POWERSOUTH ENGERY COOPERATIVE
- **Location:** Perry Shore Community, OPP, ALABAMA, 36467
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were conducting maintenance on electrical switches. While the employees were applying jumpers, contact was made on the 115 kV transition line causing an arc flash. The employees were hospitalized with electrical burns.

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