# Electrical burns, unspecified at International Line Builders
> OSHA SIR `2023064889` · 6/2/2023 · CALDWELL, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** International Line Builders
- **Location:** 412 South Kit Avenue, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83605
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working near high-voltage power lines while completing terminations on underground power equipment in a new subdivision. The employee completed the termination and plugged the elbow into a bushing with an energized transformer. The electricity then contacted the employee, resulting in a burn on his left little finger and burns on both knees that required hospitalization.

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