# Electrical burns, unspecified at Sand Mountain Electric Co-Op
> OSHA SIR `2021042866` · 4/6/2021 · VALLEY HEAD, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Sand Mountain Electric Co-Op
- **Location:** corner of School Street/5th Ave., VALLEY HEAD, ALABAMA, 35989
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A lineman was in a bucket trying to pull the powerline when it got caught in a tree limb. The powerline then came in contact with an energized line, causing an employee on the ground that was in contact with the tail end of the line to receive an electrical shock/burn.

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