# Electrocutions, electric shocks at NOVA BROTHERS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019021962` · 2/21/2019 · EAST NORTHPORT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NOVA BROTHERS, INC.
- **Location:** 4000 Jericho Turnpike, EAST NORTHPORT, NEW YORK, 11731
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a welder's cable out of the way when the cable shocked his right hand and arm.

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