# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Alliant Energy
> OSHA SIR `2018099719` · 9/19/2018 · JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Alliant Energy
- **Location:** 3330 Palmer Drive, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53546
- **NAICS:** 336112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an underground transformer when his arm made contact with the conductor and the side of the transformer housing. He sustained an electric shock and slight burns to his right finger and right elbow, requiring hospitalization.

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