# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Southern Erectors Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2015042271` · 4/22/2015 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Erectors Incorporated
- **Location:** 1750 Inland Road, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77632
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was tasked with cleaning insulators inside a transformer rectifier set.  The employee reached inside the cabinet with a rag that had a mixture of vinegar and water on it to clean the insulator.  An electrical arc struck the fingers of his left hand.  The voltage is 307 volts and the amperage is unknown.

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