# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Rapid Sign 3202 Green St, Laredo Texas
> OSHA SIR `2021086694` · 8/9/2021 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Rapid Sign 3202 Green St, Laredo Texas
- **Location:** 1704 OWK Dr., LAREDO, TEXAS, 78043
- **NAICS:** 339950
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a tag line connected to a crane, which was being used to install a sign. The crane came into contact with a power line, and the employee was shocked. The employee was hospitalized.

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