# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043138` · 4/14/2016 · RIVIERA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
- **Source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 739 Rancho Seco Rd., RIVIERA, TEXAS, 78379
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4-14-2016, at 12:15 p.m., two employees were dispatched to trench, lay cable, and connect service to an underground pedestal. During the installation, the first employee fell on the second employee, who was preparing the wire to be installed in the pedestal's energized bar. The first employee's left arm made contact with the energized 120-volt bar and was electrocuted. He was hospitalized.

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