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

Rush Truck Center

Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less — Electrocutions, electric shocks — PHARR, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rush Truck Center in PHARR, TEXAS
Employer Rush Truck Center Report ID 2018076723
Address 4700 N Cage Blvd City, State ZIP PHARR, TEXAS 78577
Event Date July 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less Source of Injury Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423110 Inspection # 1328469
GPS Coordinates 26.23000, -98.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a machine when he touched a part on the machine and received an electrical shock on his right hand from a 220-volt circuit. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2018, a worker at Rush Truck Center in PHARR, TEXAS suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less, with washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 84 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less injuries.

See all reports for Rush Truck Center.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
May 15, 2015 Emerson Power and Water Solutions Inc BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA Second degree electrical burns Hosp.
Jul 30, 2018 BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards Inc. HONOLULU, HAWAII Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Aug 11, 2020 Conn Acoustics, Inc. MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Apr 24, 2019 Electric Conduit Construction ELBURN, ILLINOIS Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 23, 2022 John Knox Village of Florida, Inc POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Jul 12, 2016 McLean Affiliates SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
May 10, 2016 Valley Donuts, Inc. CANTON, CONNECTICUT Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Feb 16, 2015 Little Caeser Enterprises, Inc. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Electrocutions, electric shocks 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