Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Commonwealth Edison
Start: 6/2/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021064494 · 6/2/2021 · Commonwealth Edison

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Electrical wiring-building

Employer

Name: Commonwealth Edison
Location: 2111 Butterfield Rd., DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60515
NAICS: 335929
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were getting ready to splice underground wires when a screwdriver that had put on a wall made contact with the old wire, causing a flash. The employee suffered burns to their arm, hand, leg, and face that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown