# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Gudenkauf Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20191212509` · 12/5/2019 · HARRISVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Gudenkauf Corporation
- **Location:** South of, HARRISVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26362
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a line with a take-up reel leaning against mule tape. The mule tape had a small tracer wire in it. The employee came in close proximity to the electrical line and an arc occurred, shocking the employee's left hand.

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