# Electrical burns, unspecified at Aether Design Lab, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087410` · 8/14/2023 · MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Aether Design Lab, LLC
- **Location:** 34 Flagler St., MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 07960
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing at ground level as he was lowering an aluminum ladder. A power line pulled or drew itself onto the ladder which resulted in a 12 kV electric current traveling through the ladder and into the employee. The employee sustained burns to their arms and chest.

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