# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Parks Drilling Company
> OSHA SIR `2015053207` · 5/27/2015 · MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Parks Drilling Company
- **Location:** 7905 Industrial Park Drive, MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, 43050
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 27, 2015 at approximately 1:30 p.m., an employee received 2nd and 3rd degree electrical burns to approximately 55% of his body when a crane boom contacted overhead power lines and the employee came in contact with the crane.

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