# Electrocutions, electric shocks at XP Power
> OSHA SIR `2022087332` · 8/18/2022 · GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** XP Power
- **Location:** 11 Kondelin Road, GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01930
- **NAICS:** 334419
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repositioning equipment with exposed, live electrical components when their left hand contacted the main circuit breaker, resulting in a 480-volt shock to the hand.

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