# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2021064435` · 6/1/2021 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** Gordon Highway at Thomas Lane intersection, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30909
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After repairing a casing on a power line, an employee was making a connection to energize a distribution line. The employee was shocked, suffering second- and third-degree burns to the face and left elbow.

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