# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Sails Communication, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043529` · 4/20/2023 · DEEPWATER, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Sails Communication, LLC
- **Location:** SW 900 Rd and KK Hwy, DEEPWATER, MISSOURI, 64740
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a strand to hang fibers below the power lines when a new pole fell on the employee's back. They experienced an electric shock and sustained third-degree burns.

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