# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Tomball Sheet Metal
> OSHA SIR `2021086897` · 8/13/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Tomball Sheet Metal
- **Location:** 401 Franklin St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77201
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder installing HVAC ducting. The employee's back made contact with a wire that was hanging out of an open electrical box. The employee sustained an electric shock, and later had a stroke and was hospitalized.

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