# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Huntington Ingalls Industries
> OSHA SIR `2018032730` · 3/20/2018 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Huntington Ingalls Industries
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee received an electrical shock while using a shrink wrap machine, requiring hospitalization.

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