# Electrocutions, electric shocks at B & I CONTRACTORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017065031` · 6/2/2017 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** B & I CONTRACTORS, INC.
- **Location:** Campo Felice, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33901
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a coworker were working in an electrical room, pushing a ground cable through the top of the main distribution panel, when an arc flash occurred. The employee was thrown 5 feet back from the panel and required hospitalization.

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