LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS—
COMED
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at COMED, I-355 South of 143rd Street, LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS 60441 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
While installing overhead electrical lines, an employee received an induced electrical surge, suffering electrical burns on the hands. The employee was hospitalized overnight.
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An employee was cutting a service line from a transformer pole to a residence's pole. He was working from a ladder secured to the pole. When the wire was cut, the release of tension caused the pole to split at ground level. The employee was strapped to the pole and fell approximately 20-25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a brain bleed, concussion, and fractures to an orbital bone and wrist.
MORRIS, ILLINOIS—
COMED
On December 18, 2018, a temporary employee was spotting equipment being loaded onto a trailer, when a wooden plank fell from the trailer and broke the employee's leg.
HODGKINS, ILLINOIS—
ComEd
Two employees were installing a new arm on a 200 foot power pole in a 295-foot aerial lift. The lift shifted and the employees fell out of the basket. The employees were using fall protection and suffered traumatic injuries from the fall protection equipment.
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ComEd
An employee suffered electrical burns to both hands and fingers while removing the alpha-phase tap from the bushing of a recloser.
ODELL, ILLINOIS—
ComEd
An employee was preparing to add a stiffener to a cross-brace and was loosening a nut on a bolt of the cross-brace. After the nut was removed from the bolt, the cross-brace moved and the employee's fall protection slid off the cross-brace. He fell approximately 45.6 feet to the ground, breaking his ribs, collarbone, and pelvis.
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