# Electrocutions, electric shocks at East Coast Integrated Systems
> OSHA SIR `2018066031` · 6/19/2018 · CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** East Coast Integrated Systems
- **Location:** Encompass Health Corporation, CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03301
- **NAICS:** 561621
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on site troubleshooting magnetic door holders and investigating a short in the low voltage wiring. She was on a 6-foot ladder in the access hatch of a first floor rotunda when she located an unmarked junction box near the assumed trouble area and removed the cover. She then came into contact with a high-voltage bare wire (287 volts) and received an electrical shock, requiring hospitalization.

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