# Fractures at Palm River Electric
> OSHA SIR `20201211498` · 12/8/2020 · BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Palm River Electric
- **Location:** 8440 Murano Del Lago Drive, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 34135
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an A-frame ladder installing a recessed, florescent light fixture. The employee's hand contacted an exposed, uninsulated wire, resulting in electric shock, and subsequent fall from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures.

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