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Second degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2018055193 · 5/28/2018 · Commonwealth Edison Company, dba ComEd

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
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
Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Commonwealth Edison Company, dba ComEd
Location
1505 S 1st Ave., MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60153
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in an underground electrical vault, splicing a damaged electrical cable. A different 12-kilovolt cable (not the one being repaired) had an arc fault. The arc flash caused first-degree burns to the employee's face and second-degree burns to both hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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