# Electrical burns and electrocution at DDC Electrical Contracting
> OSHA SIR `2024087620` · 8/19/2024 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Body systems and other part(s) of body
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns and electrocution
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  220 volts or less
- **Source:** Electric parts  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** DDC Electrical Contracting
- **Location:** 1200 Heritage Trace parkway, BLDG 13, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76131
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a relay for an exhaust fan. The employee suffered a 220-volt shock, which caused electrical burns.

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