# Electrical burns, unspecified at Jemez Mountains Electric Co-Op, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231010007` · 10/30/2023 · POJOAQUE, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Jemez Mountains Electric Co-Op, Inc
- **Location:** CR 89D House 1, POJOAQUE, NEW MEXICO, 87501
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was part of a crew that was servicing a power line. The employee was in a bucket truck when he contacted the 7,200-volt power line. The electricity entered through one hand and exited the other, causing several electrical burns. The employee was not wearing proper personal protective equipment at the time.

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