# Electrical burns, unspecified at Menard Electric Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2021054332` · 5/27/2021 · ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Menard Electric Cooperative
- **Location:** Stringtown Rd and Acom Rd, ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS, 62539
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 27, 2021, employees were conducting power restoration at a site. An employee came in contact with an energized power line and sustained burns to both hands. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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