# Electrical burns, unspecified at Affordable Tree Service of Ct
> OSHA SIR `2021086668` · 8/9/2021 · WINSTED, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Affordable Tree Service of Ct
- **Location:** 160 Oak Street, WINSTED, CONNECTICUT, 06098
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a tree, trying to attach a crane cable to it. When he reached for the crane cable, he was shocked, because the crane boom had come into contact with overhead power lines. He suffered burns to the left hand and left foot and lost consciousness for about 30 seconds.

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