# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Versant Power
> OSHA SIR `20231211005` · 12/1/2023 · VEAZIE, MAINE
## 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:** Versant Power
- **Location:** 135 Shore Road, VEAZIE, MAINE, 04401
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were checking electrical reclosers. During the testing, an energized bushing came into contact with one of the employees, touching his left bicep and the top of his chest on the left side and causing a shock and a burn. He was hospitalized.

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