# Electrocutions, electric shocks at MidAmerican Energy Company
> OSHA SIR `2017088300` · 8/29/2017 · ANDALUSIA, ILLINOIS
## 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:** MidAmerican Energy Company
- **Location:** 16410 80th Ave West, ANDALUSIA, ILLINOIS, 61232
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 29, 2017, at approximately 7:45 p.m., an employee got out of his truck and was walking around investigating a power outage when his hands contacted an energized, 7,620-volt powerline. He 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*