# Electrocutions, electric shocks at K-Bar Texas Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010521` · 10/11/2018 · LEVELLAND, 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:** K-Bar Texas Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** Leveland Unit, LEVELLAND, TEXAS, 79336
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing out a pole when an electrical contractor dropped a primary/high voltage line onto the employee's left shoulder area, resulting in an electrocution.

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