# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Eversource Energy
> OSHA SIR `2018077544` · 7/25/2018 · SANDY HOOK, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Eversource Energy
- **Location:** 33 Cherry Street, SANDY HOOK, CONNECTICUT, 06482
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was aloft in an insulated bucket, freeing an unpowered secondary wire from a snag in a tree. His shoulder touched the primary wire above him, causing electricity to pass through his left arm and exit through his left hand. He sustained third degree burns to the left shoulder and had exit wounds on his thumb area and between his ring and middle fingers. Personal protective equipment was not being worn at the time of the incident.

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