# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Tongue River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019087931` · 8/2/2019 · BUSBY, MONTANA
## 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:** Tongue River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** Busby Substation, BUSBY, MONTANA, 59016
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at a substation removing a bird's nest. The employee suffered a 7,200-volt shock and was hospitalized.

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