# Electrical burns, unspecified at Sema Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053850` · 5/10/2021 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Dump truck
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Sema Construction Inc.
- **Location:** Jacksboro Highway ( SH 199) at Surfside Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76135
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spotting a dump truck carrying fill material. The truck's bed was extended to its full height to dump the load. The truck then began to move forward, toward overhead electrical lines. The truck contacted the lines while the spotter was touching it. He was shocked and suffered burns to the arm and back.

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