# Amputations at Brevard Windows & Doors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043953` · 4/29/2020 · MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Brevard Windows & Doors, Inc.
- **Location:** 203 East New Haven Avenue, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 32901
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a lift removing a window about 30 feet above ground. The lift got close to an FPL wire and a power surge shocked the employee, causing injuries including a leg amputation.

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