# Second degree electrical burns at American Electric Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2018044124` · 4/30/2018 · WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** American Electric Power Company
- **Location:** Acquisition LLC, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 30, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was in a bucket truck tapping up a new service on a secondary 120/240 volt line when two hot wires made contact, causing an electrical flash. The employee received a second degree burn to his left hand, which was ungloved at the time.

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