# Electrical burns  any degree at The Franklin Electric Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2024032485` · 3/20/2024 · RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** The Franklin Electric Cooperative
- **Location:** 729 County Rd 87, RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA, 35654
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a farm installing a new electrical service. The employee was working out of a bucket truck on a pole when he contacted a live wire, resulting in electrical burns and blisters on his right elbow and left thumb.

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