# Electrical burns, unspecified at New River Electrical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021075490` · 7/6/2021 · COSHOCTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** New River Electrical Corporation
- **Location:** ROW Near 16th St. and Mill St., COSHOCTON, OHIO, 43812
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing next to a truck and trailer while poles were being loaded onto the trailer. The equipment struck an overhead powerline and electricity traveled through the equipment and through the employee, resulting in burns to his right thigh and both feet.

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