# Soft tissue injuries and effects of electrical current at Federal Aviation Administration
> OSHA SIR `2024098793` · 9/20/2024 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Body systems and other part(s) of body
- **Nature of injury:** Soft tissue injuries and effects of electrical current
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring building or machine
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Aviation Administration
- **Location:** 13800 FAA Boulevard, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76155
- **NAICS:** 488111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 6-foot ladder conducting maintenance on a ballast above the ceiling in a hallway. When the employee removed the ballast he was shocked with 208V of electricity and fell off the ladder, landing on his left shoulder. The employee suffered an electric shock and a dislocated shoulder.

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