# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Global Advanced Metals
> OSHA SIR `2018054274` · 5/2/2018 · BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Global Advanced Metals
- **Location:** 650 County line Rd., BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19512
- **NAICS:** 331410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing recent repairs to a cooler system when he was electrically shocked, causing him to lose his balance and fall down a flight of stairs. He suffered a head laceration and body trauma, requiring hospitalization.

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