# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Fire Protection Services, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018054358` · 5/4/2018 · CYPRESS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Screws
## Employer
- **Name:** Fire Protection Services, Inc
- **Location:** 25857 Hwy 290, CYPRESS, TEXAS, 77433
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a device in an AC vent. While resetting the sensor, he installed a screw that hit a power cord underneath it. The voltage was about 220 volts. Two employees received an electric shock, and one was hospitalized.

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