# Fractures at ELECTRICAL TECHNICIANS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20231211263` · 12/10/2023 · WEST POINT, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** ELECTRICAL TECHNICIANS, INC.
- **Location:** 7777 KIA PKWY, WEST POINT, GEORGIA, 31833
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a 12-foot step ladder when he contacted an electrical conduit that was energized due to a short circuit. The employee was shocked and fell approximately 10 feet to the floor below, resulting in a back injury and rib fractures.

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