# Electrical burns, unspecified at ComEd
> OSHA SIR `2016065014` · 6/7/2016 · WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** ComEd
- **Location:** 800 N.  Edgewood Ave, WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS, 60191
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about June 7, 2016, two employees were repairing an underground service. They were cutting and prepping a cable when an arc flash occurred, burning their faces and arms.

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