# Electrical burns, unspecified at Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022098507` · 9/26/2022 · MOULTRIE, 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:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation
- **Location:** 15 Rowland Street, MOULTRIE, GEORGIA, 31768
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had replaced a jumper on a de-energized line and placed an armor rod on an energized line. The jumper contacted a battery-operated crimping tool and he was shocked, suffering burns to the left hand and left leg.

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