# Electrocution, electric shock at Parrish Construction Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025066125` · 6/25/2025 · GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocution, electric shock
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electrical wiring building or machine
- **Secondary source:** Pliers
## Employer
- **Name:** Parrish Construction Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 2740 Fran Mar Dr, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30506
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 9:24 a.m., two employees were working on an electrical line in a concrete masonry unit. One employee was checking to see if the wiring was live or de-energized while the injured employee was peeling the electrical tape off the electrical caps with a set of pliers. While the injured employee was cutting the insulation, the pliers in his left hand contacted the live copper wire and the employee was shocked by 277 volts. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

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