# Electrical burns  any degree at CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024032758` · 3/28/2024 · BIDDEFORD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS INC.
- **Location:** 40 Meetinghouse Road, BIDDEFORD, MAINE, 04005
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing fiber-optic cables in an aerial lift when they made contact with electrified wires, resulting in second- and third-degree burns to their back and right arm, hand, and wrist.

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