# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Cheney Brothers, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017043092` · 4/5/2017 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Cheney Brothers, Inc
- **Location:** 1 Cheney Way, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was relocating a parking sign. While digging the relocation hole, the employee made contact with a cracked, buried PVC pipe. The employee initially thought it was irrigation piping, but upon closer examination saw electrical wiring and received a shock while attempting to isolate the exposed wiring.

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