# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Lake Charles Electric Company
> OSHA SIR `2022087602` · 8/26/2022 · KINDER, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Lake Charles Electric Company
- **Location:** Coushatta Casino Resort 777 Coushatta Dr., KINDER, LOUISIANA, 70648
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a scissor lift, performing electrical demolition in a ceiling. The employee contacted a live wire and was shocked. He was hospitalized.

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