# Electrocution, electric shock at Ergon Refining
> OSHA SIR `2024010671` · 1/22/2024 · VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocution, electric shock
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Ergon Refining
- **Location:** 2125 Haining Road, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39183
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unwiring the secondary side of a de-energized transformer and draining oil for repairs when a wire came loose and shocked the employee. The employee was hospitalized.

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