# Electrocutions, electric shocks at PRAYON INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016054240` · 5/16/2016 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** PRAYON INC.
- **Location:** 1610 Marvin Griffin Rd., AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 16, 2016, at 11:05 a.m., an employee was replacing a light fixture while standing on a ladder that was approximately 4 feet off the ground. He came in contact with a live electrical wire and was shocked. He then fell from the ladder to the ground below.

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