# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Southern Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021328` · 2/8/2018 · BAXLEY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Company
- **Location:** 11028 Hatch Pkwy. N, BAXLEY, GEORGIA, 31513
- **NAICS:** 221113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a switchgear and received an electrical shock when his hand contacted a live conductor.

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