# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Hicks Electric Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20190910215` · 9/30/2019 · ORLANDO, 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:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hicks Electric Inc.
- **Location:** 255 S Orange Ave, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32801
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tying illumination electrical branches to an emergency system when the employee made contact with an energized source, suffering a 277-volt electric shock.

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