# Electrocutions, electric shocks at The Village of St. Edward
> OSHA SIR `2020088003` · 8/24/2020 · FAIRLAWN, 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 and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Village of St. Edward
- **Location:** 3125 Smith Road, FAIRLAWN, OHIO, 44333
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out the capacitor on the blower motor of a heat pump. After the swap out, he turned the power back on, but the blower motor was not working. He reached under the unit and disconnected the 277-volt power. The employee was then electrocuted and dropped to the floor.

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