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COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY in OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS
Employer COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY Report ID 2020054254
Address 2 Lincoln CTR, 7th Floor City, State ZIP OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS 60181
Event Date May 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Hills
Secondary Source Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.84000, -87.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell as he was descending a wet grassy slope, resulting in bilateral knee injuries requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 6, 2020, a worker at COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY in OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with hills identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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