# Electrocution, electric shock at LYON SHIPYARD, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087996` · 8/28/2024 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocution, electric shock
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity  unspecified
- **Source:** Welding and heating handtools   n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water vehicle  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LYON SHIPYARD, Inc.
- **Location:** 1818 BROWN AVENUE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23504
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee touched the frame of a landing craft utility door. A frayed welding lead had come into contact with the door and energized it; the employee was shocked.

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