# Electrical burns, unspecified at Weisinger Electric Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015075294` · 7/31/2015 · LUFKIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Weisinger Electric Inc
- **Location:** 300 Winston Street, LUFKIN, TEXAS, 75901
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out a pole-mounted transformer. A wire that the employee touched was still energized by the overhead powerlines. The employee was shocked by 7200K volts, suffering electrical burns to both hands and memory loss and requiring hospitalization.

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