# Electrical burns  any degree at Windland Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024098872` · 9/23/2024 · VON ORMY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Battery charging equipment
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Windland Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 10939 Fisacher Rd, VON ORMY, TEXAS, 78073
- **NAICS:** 445299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was plugging in an electrical forklift to a charging unit when he made contact with bare copper wires. He received a 240V shock and burns to his right hand and index finger. He was hospitalized.

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