# Electrical burns, unspecified at Mount Carmel Public Utility Company
> OSHA SIR `2017099331` · 9/28/2017 · MOUNT CARMEL, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Mount Carmel Public Utility Company
- **Location:** Highway 1, MOUNT CARMEL, ILLINOIS, 62863
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and several coworkers were changing out a utility pole when the pole snapped. The pole and energized electrical lines fell and struck the employee, causing an electrical shock and burns.

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