# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Siemens Industry, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065131` · 6/10/2016 · MC DONALD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Siemens Industry, Inc.
- **Location:** 2213 Quicksilver Road, MC DONALD, PENNSYLVANIA, 15057
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While replacing switch components on a high-voltage contactor, an employee was shocked and required hospitalization.

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