# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi
> OSHA SIR `2020087581` · 8/11/2020 · GRETNA, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi
- **Location:** 2301 Bell Chasse Hwy, GRETNA, LOUISIANA, 70056
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were utilizing boom trucks to transfer live power lines to a new pole. One of the employees reached out to another to grab a tool while simultaneously holding the power line and experienced an electric shock. The injured employee was hospitalized.

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