# Second degree electrical burns at Wilco Electrical, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018077076` · 7/13/2018 · WELLINGTON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** Wilco Electrical, LLC
- **Location:** SW/O Intersection with Lake Worth RD & South Shore Blvd., WELLINGTON, FLORIDA, 33414
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A lineman was working on a switch from a bucket, covering electrical power lines with blankets and sleeves. As he reached for a jumper, his sweat-soaked shirt touched a hot jumper at the right arm while his left sleeve touched the switch bracket. A flash occurred, and he suffered first- and second-degree burns.

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