# Electrocutions, electric shocks at RALPH CARPENTER ROOFING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017076173` · 7/5/2017 · PALM BAY, FLORIDA
## 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:** RALPH CARPENTER ROOFING INC.
- **Location:** 1657 Cains Ave, PALM BAY, FLORIDA, 32907
- **NAICS:** 423330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was roofing a house and was shocked when he touched a live power line.

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