# Electrical burns  any degree at Certified Tree Care Austin LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032761` · 3/28/2024 · SPICEWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Saws  except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Certified Tree Care Austin LLC
- **Location:** 4110 Deer Trail, SPICEWOOD, TEXAS, 78669
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee picked up a telescoping pole saw and it struck an overhead power line, resulting in an electrical shock that entered through their hand and exited through their foot, resulting in burns.

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