# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Cherry Todd
> OSHA SIR `2020065287` · 6/7/2020 · MISSION, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Cherry Todd
- **Location:** Highway 83 / Tower Dam, MISSION, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57555
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing in a basket getting ready to repair a downed powerline. While attempting to attach a ground wire to the top of a neutral wire on a pole, the employee received an electrical shock.

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