# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Avail Car Sharing
> OSHA SIR `20221110130` · 11/17/2022 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Avail Car Sharing
- **Location:** 5200 W. 47th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 532111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 17, 2022, an employee was directing a tow truck driver who was backing a vehicle into a parking space when the employee's left hand contacted an electric security fence. The employee sustained an electric shock and was hospitalized.

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