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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015118240 · 11/2/2015 · Com Ed

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Com Ed
Location
4400 N. Ravenswood, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60640
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was burned while working in a manhole on de-energized cables when a live cable that was not being worked on randomly failed and caused an arc blast.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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