# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Simmers Crane Design & Services
> OSHA SIR `2023075973` · 7/6/2023 · HUNTINGTON, WEST 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:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Simmers Crane Design & Services
- **Location:** 17th Street and 2nd Avenue, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25703
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a double-girder overhead crane. As they were inspecting the crane wheel, they contacted a 480-volt alternating current (AC) power on the runway conductor bar. The electrical shock entered through the employee's left hand and exited through the torso. The employee was hospitalized.

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