Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

CB Structures, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrocutions, electric shocks — POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CB Structures, Inc. in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer CB Structures, Inc. Report ID 2023054682
Address 1621 S Dixie Hwy (SW corner of Dixie Hwy and W McNab Rd) City, State ZIP POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33060
Event Date May 25, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Lightning
Industry (NAICS) 236116 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.21000, -80.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was doing masonry work on the ninth floor of a building that was under construction when they were struck by lighting. The employee experienced severe chest pains.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2023, a worker at CB Structures, Inc. in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with lightning identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.

See all reports for CB Structures, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Mar 12, 2019 Standard Utility Construction, Inc. SACHSE, TEXAS Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Aug 13, 2021 Edison Power Constructors, Inc. PALM SPRINGS, FLORIDA Third or fourth degree electrical burns Hosp.
Oct 12, 2023 Linetec BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 26, 2015 EAST BAY ELECTRIC, LLC NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Second degree electrical burns Hosp.
Dec 28, 2020 Taylor Electric Co-Op ABILENE, TEXAS Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
May 20, 2016 PAE Applied Technologies, LLC VENTURA, CALIFORNIA Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Sep 11, 2015 Powersecure Inc. BOCA RATON, FLORIDA Second degree electrical burns Hosp.
Aug 22, 2019 Pike Electric, LLC DAWSON, GEORGIA Second degree electrical burns Hosp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports