# Electrical burns, unspecified at South Texas Cellular Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043708` · 4/25/2023 · KATY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** South Texas Cellular Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1120 W. Grand Pkwy, KATY, TEXAS, 77449
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were in a manlift installing cables on a communication pole located 14.5 feet from power lines. A cable contacted a power line, causing both employees to receive an electric shock and sustain burns.

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