# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Midwest Automation
> OSHA SIR `2018054788` · 5/16/2018 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Automation
- **Location:** 5400 North 6th Street, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding an 8-inch pipe into a future furnace. The electrode holder "stinger" came in contact with the pipe while the employee was also touching the pipe, creating a circuit through the employee to the ground. The employee received an electric shock and lost consciousness, requiring hospitalization.

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