# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020109775` · 10/14/2020 · ALPINE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 9 Point Mesa Ranch, ALPINE, TEXAS, 79830
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting and cleaning a probe on a newly installed power distribution transformer, after ensuring that the fuses were disconnected. The employee's left index finger touched powered equipment and the employee was shocked.

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