# Electrical burns, unspecified at Sand Mountain Electric Co-Op
> OSHA SIR `20221211127` · 12/23/2022 · GROVEOAK, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Sand Mountain Electric Co-Op
- **Location:** 13361 County Road 72, GROVEOAK, ALABAMA, 35975
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee contacted a downed power line and received an electric shock. The employee sustained electrical burns to the right hand.

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