# Electrical burns, unspecified at COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY dba ComEd
> OSHA SIR `2020032818` · 3/27/2020 · DWIGHT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY dba ComEd
- **Location:** 108 W South Dwight, DWIGHT, ILLINOIS, 60420
- **NAICS:** 221119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 6:45 a.m., an employee was hand-operating a gang switch when one of the three legs detached from the switch. The live part contacted the employee's left hand and thigh, causing burns that required hospitalization.

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