# Electrical burns, unspecified at MJM Electric Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054375` · 5/16/2023 · CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** MJM Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 18300 Shipman Road, CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62626
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had climbed a transformer pole to begin tying in the phase when he came in contact with the transformer. The employee experienced an electric shock and burns to the right side of his body above the midsection and on his foot.

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