# Electrical burns, unspecified at Twin County Electric Power Association
> OSHA SIR `2017076591` · 7/17/2017 · GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin County Electric Power Association
- **Location:** Highway 438, GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 38701
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a raised bucket truck to troubleshoot a center phase when his right back shoulder contacted an energized electrical switch. He suffered burns to the right arm and upper back shoulder area, requiring hospitalization.

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