# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Michels Corp
> OSHA SIR `2018099864` · 9/24/2018 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Michels Corp
- **Location:** 633 Eugenia Avenue, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53705
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An electrical lineman working in an elevated bucket sustained an electrical burn under his ribs and atrial fibrillation when the rope he was using to dismantle an overhead electrical distribution system contacted an energized line.

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