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Roto-Rooter Services Company

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Roto-Rooter Services Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Roto-Rooter Services Company Report ID 20211210737
Address 4466 N Broadway City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60640
Event Date December 15, 2021 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
Secondary Source Jackhammers-powered
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.96000, -87.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a jackhammer to break concrete when they struck an electric line. An arc flash occurred and the employee was burned.

Incident Summary

On December 15, 2021, a worker at Roto-Rooter Services Company 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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