# Second degree electrical burns at Diplomat Demolition
> OSHA SIR `2017076306` · 7/10/2017 · WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Diplomat Demolition
- **Location:** 101 S. Worthington St., WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19382
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding in the basket of an aerial lift while installing exterior rigid insulation on a house when the employee made contact with the house's electrical service drop. The employee suffered an electrical shock and second degree burn to the right hand.

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