# Electrical burns, unspecified at Asplundh Tree Expert
> OSHA SIR `2021119496` · 11/3/2021 · MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert
- **Location:** Near 2041 US 60, MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25541
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The boom on a lift truck contacted an overhead power line. An employee was next to the truck, touching it, and was shocked and burned. The employee was hospitalized.

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