# Fractures at Twin City Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021425` · 2/13/2017 · MONROE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Lamps, light fixtures
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin City Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** Affinity Clinic, MONROE, LOUISIANA, 71201
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder changing out a light fixture. As he reinstalled the light, he was shocked when he touched the wiring. He fell approximately 4 to 6 feet from the ladder and struck his head on the concrete, fracturing his skull. The fixture was energized at the time of the incident.

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