# Electrical burns, unspecified at CJE Rebar Corp
> OSHA SIR `2023109202` · 10/5/2023 · OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA
## 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:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** CJE Rebar Corp
- **Location:** 3701 North Dixie Hwy, OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA, 33334
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a 45-foot long rebar for installation on the third floor of a building at a 30-foot elevation. The rebar came into close proximity of a powerline situated 13 feet off the building. The employee sustained electrical burns to his hands from electric discharge, requiring hospitalization.

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