# Second degree electrical burns at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2020032886` · 3/30/2020 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** 241 Ralph McGill Road, Bin #10170, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in an aerial lift, preparing to remove a section of a bus. A 500-kilovolt power line caused second-degree burns to the employee's chest and arms.

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