# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Ramiro Galvan
> OSHA SIR `20160811131` · 8/31/2016 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Ramiro Galvan
- **Location:** 5080 Italia Lane, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75052
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing roofing work when his aluminum ladder came in contact with overhead power lines. The employee was shocked.

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