# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Awnex, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021119995` · 11/18/2021 · BALL GROUND, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Awnex, Inc.
- **Location:** 260 Valley Street Ste. 100, BALL GROUND, GEORGIA, 30107
- **NAICS:** 332323
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding aluminum brackets. The wires on the welding machine melted and a wire struck the employee's hand, shocking her.

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