# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Comcast
> OSHA SIR `20161110456` · 11/6/2016 · DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
## 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:** Comcast
- **Location:** 6881 Moonlit Drive, DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, 33446
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a service trouble call at a private residence. He went into the attic and put his hand down on a truss that had a live wire, suffering an electrical shock that required hospitalization.

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