# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Ameren Transmission Company
> OSHA SIR `20201211556` · 12/9/2020 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## 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:** Ameren Transmission Company
- **Location:** 1901 Chouteau Ave, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
- **NAICS:** 926130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed into position at the top of a pole to attach a static wire to the static bar at the top of the pole when the employee received an electrical shock due to induced voltage from an adjacent transmission line.

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