# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Performance Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022053986` · 5/7/2022 · HACKBERRY, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
- **Source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Performance Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** 301 Main Street, HACKBERRY, LOUISIANA, 70645
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was removing an internal chevron in a confined space (vessel). The injured employee, a boilermaker, placed the internal chevon on a stringer light cord belonging to another contractor. The chevron damaged the light cord's insulation. The injured employee sustained electric shock and pain in his lower left leg resulting in hospitalization.

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