# Electrical burns, unspecified at Harper Tree Service, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021109136` · 10/22/2021 · MILNER, GEORGIA
## 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:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Harper Tree Service, LLC
- **Location:** 595 Country Brown Road, MILNER, GEORGIA, 30257
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a tree trimming truck was trying to pull another tree trimming truck out of the mud. The employee got out of his truck to attach a winch to the stuck truck when they received an electrical shock from the truck, which was energized by powerlines they were trimming around. The employee suffered severe burns to their legs and arms.

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