# Electrical burns and electrocution at New Century II Landscaping Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025043545` · 4/16/2025 · AMAGANSETT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Body systems and other part(s) of body
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns and electrocution
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** New Century II Landscaping Inc
- **Location:** 21 Treasure Island Drive, AMAGANSETT, NEW YORK, 11930
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trimming trees using an extension ladder. When he moved the ladder, it contacted overhead power lines and the employee received an electric shock. The employee also sustained third-degree burns to the hands and feet.

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