# Electrocutions, electric shocks at ION ELECTRIC, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017031917` · 3/1/2017 · OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA
## 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:** ION ELECTRIC, LLC
- **Location:** 4200 145th ST, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received an electrical shock when he made contact with a 277V circuit. At the time of the incident, the employee was relocating a 2' x 4' ceiling grid light fixture using an 8-foot A-frame ladder.

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