# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Chugach
> OSHA SIR `2016076084` · 7/7/2016 · BREMERTON, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Lamp posts, street lights
## Employer
- **Name:** Chugach
- **Location:** 1400 Farragut Ave, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, 98314
- **NAICS:** 561790
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While changing a street light, an employee contacted the electrical filament and suffered an electrical shock. He was knocked unconscious and required hospitalization.

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