# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Southern Ohio Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2017099074` · 9/21/2017 · PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Ohio Medical Center
- **Location:** 1705 27th St., PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 45662
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 21, 2017, an employee was troubleshooting an HVAC system when the employee's elbow came in contact with an energized electrical wire (460-VAC). The employee was shocked and was hospitalized.

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