# Electrocutions, electric shocks at The Martin Brower Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019010017` · 1/2/2019 · FAIRFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Lamps, light fixtures
## Employer
- **Name:** The Martin Brower Co., LLC
- **Location:** 4260 Port Union Rd., Ste. 300, FAIRFIELD, OHIO, 45011
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an 8-foot fiberglass step ladder checking faulty LED lighting in the ceiling using a volt meter when the employee made contact with 277 volts and received an electrical shock. He fell to the floor, hitting his head.

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