# Electrical burns, unspecified at Natchez Trace Electric Power Association
> OSHA SIR `2019099178` · 9/4/2019 · HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Natchez Trace Electric Power Association
- **Location:** Jefferson Street, HOUSTON, MISSISSIPPI, 38851
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A lineman performing repairs on an overhead electrical line came into contact with the electrical line. The lineman was hospitalized for flash burn injuries.

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