# First degree electrical burns at Midwest Energy Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015040438` · 4/15/2015 · HAYS, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** First degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Energy Inc
- **Location:** Countryside Estate Mobile-home Park, HAYS, KANSAS, 67601
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/15/2015, at 11:15 a.m., an employee working on a pad mount transformer came in contact with the 7200V underground cable live wire. The employee sustained a first degree burn on the left hand.

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