# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Basic Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `2017099316` · 9/28/2017 · BIG SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Basic Energy Services
- **Location:** 4211 North Hwy 87, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79721
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unplug an air compressor from a wall when the electrical socket was pulled out of the wall. As he attempted to remove the plug, he received an electrical shock.

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