# Electrical burns, unspecified at Sequoias Tree Expert
> OSHA SIR `2023032064` · 3/6/2023 · FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Sequoias Tree Expert
- **Location:** 807 Stephen Ct, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, 77546
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 2-foot fiberglass pole pruner to cut bushes when it made contact with a 7200kV power line. The employee was hospitalized with electrical burns.

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