# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach - Public Works Department
> OSHA SIR `2023064951` · 6/5/2023 · SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach - Public Works Department
- **Location:** 800 Seal Beach Blvd., SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 90740
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean a switchgear. As the employee was back feeding building power, the main breaker closed, resulting in the back feed of the grid. The employee was shocked.

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