# Electrocution, electric shock at Medline Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024010264` · 1/10/2024 · MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocution, electric shock
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity  unspecified
- **Source:** Doors  rail mounted and garage
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring building or machine
## Employer
- **Name:** Medline Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 1500 Medline Place, MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA, 30253
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to unload a truck at a loading dock. There was an exposed wire hanging from the ceiling of the loading dock, and when the employee opened the dock door, the door contacted the wire, causing the employee to suffer an electrical shock.

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