# Electrical burns, unspecified at The L.E. Myers Co
> OSHA SIR `2020032376` · 3/12/2020 · TOPEKA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** The L.E. Myers Co
- **Location:** 24440 E. Manito, TOPEKA, ILLINOIS, 61567
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 12, 2020, an employee was trying to remove part of a broken power transmission line from the distribution line it had fallen on. An electrical flash burned the employee's stomach and wrist.

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