# Electrical burns  any degree at Black Hills Electric Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2025087851` · 8/8/2025 · HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **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:** Black Hills Electric Cooperative
- **Location:** 28729 Old Highway 79, HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57747
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A lineman was working from a bucket truck, connecting a new tap onto an existing 72,000-volt line. Their hands came into contact with electricity, and they were burned.

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