Com Ed
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Com Ed | Report ID | 2015118240 |
| Address | 4400 N. Ravenswood | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60640 |
| Event Date | November 2, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrical burns, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Source of Injury | Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.96000, -87.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was burned while working in a manhole on de-energized cables when a live cable that was not being worked on randomly failed and caused an arc blast.
Incident Summary
On November 2, 2015, a worker at Com Ed in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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