# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Larrett Energy Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021597` · 2/20/2016 · BARSTOW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Larrett Energy Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Business I-20 and FM 516, BARSTOW, TEXAS, 79719
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were installing a protective goal post for overhead power lines when the post made contact with the energized line, causing the employees to receive an electrical shock.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*