# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association
> OSHA SIR `2015042387` · 4/27/2015 · SHIRO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association
- **Location:** Hwy 30 & Wingard, SHIRO, TEXAS, 77876
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/27/15 at approximately 10:56pm an employee was walking over to an area where a tree had knocked down power lines and came into contact with the energized line. The employee received 3rd degree burns and was hospitalized.

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