# Amputations at Armstrong Utilities
> OSHA SIR `2021087478` · 8/31/2021 · MEDINA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Armstrong Utilities
- **Location:** 4117 Bagdad Road, MEDINA, OHIO, 44256
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working from the bucket of a bucket truck to replace residential telecommunication lines, an employee contacted energized 720V overhead power lines. The employee received electric shock injuries including burns and an amputation to the left arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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