# Second degree electrical burns at Com Ed
> OSHA SIR `2018010647` · 1/19/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Com Ed
- **Location:** 1124 W. Lawrence Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60640
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 19, 2018, at approximately 10:09 a.m., two employees were replacing a gasket on a sight glass when an arc flash erupted from the transformer, causing second degree burns to their face, head, and hands.

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