# Electrical burns, unspecified at Lingenfelter Yard Work
> OSHA SIR `2016087480` · 8/11/2016 · SHELOCTA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Saws-power not determined
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Lingenfelter Yard Work
- **Location:** 58 North Ridge Raod, SHELOCTA, PENNSYLVANIA
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trimming an ornamental pear tree with a pole saw when the pole saw came in contact with an electrical line. The employee suffered an electrical shock and received a burn on his right hand and on each foot, requiring hospitalization.

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