# Electrical burns, unspecified at Lake Region Electric Association
> OSHA SIR `2018065523` · 6/6/2018 · WEBSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Lake Region Electric Association
- **Location:** Highway 25 North of Webster, WEBSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57274
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was part of a 6-7 person crew of linemen in a boat assessing a leaning pole in slough due to the weather. One of the poles being inspected slipped out causing the live 7200 V primary line to contact the injured employee's shoulder and ground out through their right leg to the boat/water. The employee was hospitalized for electrical burns.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*