# Electrical burns, unspecified at GENERAL LIGHTING & SIGN SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022119687` · 11/4/2022 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Rulers, tape measures
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** GENERAL LIGHTING & SIGN SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** 6509 W. Reno Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73127
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 4, 2022, at approximately 2:00 PM, an employee was in a truck-mounted aerial lift obtaining measurements of a sign. A gust of wind blew the tape measure into the overhead powerline, causing the employee to sustain electrical burns to the left fingers and palm and the left shoulder. The employee also sustained lacerations to the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

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