# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Jersey Central Power and Light
> OSHA SIR `20181111454` · 11/6/2018 · PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Jersey Central Power and Light
- **Location:** 20 Fairview Avnue, PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY, 08865
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee came into contact with a 5 kV power line and sustained an electric shock, requiring hospitalization.

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