# Electrocutions, electric shocks at East Texas Utility Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054690` · 5/24/2017 · TYLER, 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:** East Texas Utility Service, Inc.
- **Location:** HWY 110 South, TYLER, TEXAS, 75701
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received an electrical shock to his upper back while installing a powerline insulator.

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