# Cuts, lacerations at R.J.S. ELECTRIC, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019066113` · 6/18/2019 · BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** R.J.S. ELECTRIC, INC.
- **Location:** 17145 Lyons Road, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, 33434
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee conducting electrical work was descending a 10-foot step ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, striking his right arm on a metal stud. He was hospitalized with back pain and an arm laceration that required surgery.

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