# Electrocutions, electric shocks at INTERNATIONAL FLOORING & PROTECTIVE COATINGS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201110436` · 11/3/2020 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** INTERNATIONAL FLOORING & PROTECTIVE COATINGS, INC.
- **Location:** 200 Ligon Street, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23523
- **NAICS:** 238330
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee stepped on a steel cable. A frayed wire on the cable punctured the jacket of a 440-volt electrical cable. The employee suffered a shock and was hospitalized.

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