# Electrical burns, unspecified at Comcast Cable
> OSHA SIR `2021021302` · 2/12/2021 · RANSON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast Cable
- **Location:** 302 North Mildred St, RANSON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25438
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an aerial lift to repair overhead cable lines. A tractor trailer drove by on the road below and made contact with the power lines creating an electrical arc that struck the employee. The employee sustained electrical shock and burns to the right arm and lower right region of their back. The employee was hospitalized.

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