# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Wrap Masters Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2016076548` · 7/19/2016 · LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Wrap Masters Insulation
- **Location:** 500 college drive, LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS, 77566
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured worker was on a scaffold measuring chilling water piping. The electrician turned on the water circulating pump that was hooked onto the chilling water piping. The junction box that the wiring was inside of shorted and the injured worker received an electrical shock.

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