# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at La Rocca Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021042929` · 4/8/2021 · POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** La Rocca Construction Inc.
- **Location:** 36 NE 23rd Avenue, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33062
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to rotate a section of aluminum screen enclosure from a balcony next to overhead power lines. The aluminum frame made contact with a power line, and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the hands and chest.

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