# Electrical burns, unspecified at Black Warrior Electric Membership Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023010083` · 1/4/2023 · MARION, 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:** Black Warrior Electric Membership Corporation
- **Location:** 721 Bill Wheeler Road, MARION, ALABAMA, 36756
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a utility pole from service when the power lines contacted his hands, resulting in an electrical shock and burns.

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