# Electrocution, electric shock at SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20241111035` · 11/27/2024 · BRADENTON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocution, electric shock
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
## Employer
- **Name:** SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** I75, one half mile South of the SR 64 and I-75., BRADENTON, FLORIDA, 34208
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in an aerial lift to lift supplies from the ground to the bridge deck and contacted overhead power lines when the lift rotated. The employee was electrocuted and was hospitalized.

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