# Electrocutions, electric shocks at River View Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181212502` · 12/5/2018 · ALMOND, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **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
- **Secondary source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** River View Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** Cty Hwy EE & Cty N, ALMOND, WISCONSIN, 54909
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were at a roadside, digging pole holes using hydro pressure. The boom on a truck got close to electrical lines, which arced; the employees were shocked. Both were hospitalized.

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