Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Second degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Commonwealth Edison Company, dba ComEd, 1505 S 1st Ave., MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS 60153
on — Second degree electrical burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was in an underground electrical vault, splicing a damaged electrical cable. A different 12-kilovolt cable (not the one being repaired) had an arc fault. The arc flash caused first-degree burns to the employee's face and second-degree burns to both hands.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Electric parts, n.e.c.
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