# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Excel Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109879` · 10/20/2016 · FOUNTAIN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **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:** Excel Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** Rural, FOUNTAIN, COLORADO, 80817
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A employee working on and near a 230 Kv transmission line was shocked resulting in third degree burns to both hands.

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