# Electrical burns, unspecified at ComEd
> OSHA SIR `2016109683` · 10/13/2016 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** ComEd
- **Location:** 11113 S. Vernon Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60628
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered electrical burns to both hands and fingers while removing the alpha-phase tap from the bushing of a recloser.

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