# Second degree electrical burns at Pike Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021087359` · 8/27/2021 · PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple foot (feet) locations
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Pike Electric, LLC
- **Location:** 5135 117th Court North, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, 33410
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was setting a utility pole when it contacted a primary power line. Two employees were holding the bottom of the pole. One of them suffered first- and second-degree burns to the right toe and heel.

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