# Electrocutions, electric shocks at KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT
> OSHA SIR `2015096360` · 9/2/2015 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT
- **Location:** 5308 NW Old Pike Rd, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64111
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 2, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., an employee was in an elevated man basket approximately 20 feet above ground, stapling the copper ground wire to a utility pole, when he received an electrical shock through his right shoulder and left hand. He was hospitalized. PPE equipment was not used at the time of the incident.

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