# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Blattner Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211214` · 12/1/2016 · CUNNINGHAM, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Blattner Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** 120th Ave SW, CUNNINGHAM, KANSAS, 67035
- **NAICS:** 221115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working inside an articulating boom lift, an employee came in contact with a live, 34,500-volt knife switch. The employee suffered an electrical shock and burns, requiring hospitalization.

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