# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Irwin County Detention Center
> OSHA SIR `20221110412` · 11/29/2022 · OCILLA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Lamps, light fixtures
## Employer
- **Name:** Irwin County Detention Center
- **Location:** 132 Cotton Drive, OCILLA, GEORGIA, 31774
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was completing maintenance on a light fixture in a dorm when he was electrocuted by 277 volts.

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