# Electrocutions, electric shocks at R & S Paving & Grading, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088406` · 8/15/2019 · GULF SHORES, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Lightning
## Employer
- **Name:** R & S Paving & Grading, Inc.
- **Location:** Coastal Gateway Blvd, GULF SHORES, ALABAMA, 36542
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

As a pipe-laying job site was being closed up, an employee was struck by lightning. The employee was hospitalized.

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