# Electrocutions, electric shocks at D & G Insulation, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098550` · 9/9/2016 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** D & G Insulation, Inc.
- **Location:** 819 W. Connell Ct., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53226
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While installing insulation on the back side of a kitchen exhaust hood duct, an employee's hand came into contact with a live exposed 277 VAC wire. The employee received an electrical shock and was hospitalized.

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