# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Bryant Electric
> OSHA SIR `2016065157` · 6/11/2016 · SUNDOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Bryant Electric
- **Location:** South Sundown, Lease: Mallet 64, Cross Timbers Energy, SUNDOWN, TEXAS, 79372
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing an old lightning arrester with a new one. The new arrestor began to move, so the employee reached over to stop it. The employee's left elbow then came into contact with an energized line, causing an electrical shock.

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