# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Neal Industrial Fabrication LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023098496` · 9/14/2023 · AMERICUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Neal Industrial Fabrication LLC
- **Location:** 1011 Oak Avenue, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, 31709
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding the top connection of a new steel column. As he was descending the ladder, he slipped and went to grab the ladder rung when he contacted the welding rod/the machine cables. The employee suffered an electric shock and lost consciousness.

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