# Electrocution, electric shock at PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025066244` · 6/28/2025 · PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocution, electric shock
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC
- **Location:** 7560 Norwood St., PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KANSAS, 66208
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were responding to a power outage caused by a recent storm. While climbing a utility pole, an employee contacted an electrical component with his left hand, thumb, and index finger, resulting in an electrical shock and probable exposure to an arc flash. The injured employee lost consciousness and was found hanging upside down in his rope harness, requiring resuscitation and resulting in hospitalization.

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