# Electrical burns, unspecified at PYRAMID ROOFING
> OSHA SIR `2015086259` · 8/31/2015 · SIKESTON, MISSOURI
## 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:** PYRAMID ROOFING
- **Location:** 116 West Malone, SIKESTON, MISSOURI, 63801
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee contacted an energized electric line while directing roofing activities from a forklift-raised basket. He sustained electrical burns on his hand and was hospitalized.

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