# Second degree electrical burns at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2022075839` · 7/5/2022 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** 2103 North Leg Road, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30909
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees in a bucket truck were working at the top of a distribution pole. A mechanical jumper came in contact with a power line while they were moving lines. An arc flash occurred and one employee was hospitalized for electric shock and second degree burns to the back and abdomen.

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