Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Commonwealth Edison, Fairfield Rd. south of IL RT 134, ROUND LAKE, ILLINOIS 60073
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was installing an additional conductor run. As the employee was energizing the high side, he contacted a live electrical part and was shocked. The employee sustained injuries to their torso from the electrical current and a broken tibia.
An employee and a co-worker were getting ready to splice underground wires when a screwdriver that had put on a wall made contact with the old wire, causing a flash. The employee suffered burns to their arm, hand, leg, and face that required hospitalization.
An employee was winding in steel cable using a reel. The steel cable came off the drum and the employee placed it back with his right hand. The steel cable pinched and amputated his right index fingertip between the steel cable and the reel drum.
On or about 9/15/15 at approximately 2:30 pm, an employee was removing a rear tire of a dual wide trailer when one of the tires blew and the employee's left hand was knocked into the wheel well causing a fracture. The employees was hospitalized for surgery.
An employee was installing a 15-amp breaker in an electrical panel when a 12-gauge ground wire touched the positive busbar of the panel, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained a second-degree burn to their left hand.
An employee was repairing an HVAC system in the drop tile ceiling of a conference room when they were shocked, causing them to fall from the ladder. The employee sustained burns to their right middle and ring fingers.
An employee was replacing a contactor inside an electrical panel attached directly to a press. The press itself was receiving power from another main panel. After replacing the contactor, the employee flipped the switch and an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's elbow, bicep, and neck.
An employee was attempting to switch a medium-voltage primary cable and install a 200-amp fuse barrel. The employee contacted the bottom of the switch gear cradle for the fuse barrel, causing an arc blast. The electricity entered the employee s left hand and exited his big toes, resulting in electric shock and burns to the left hand, arm, shoulder, and both feet. The employee was hospitalized.
On December 6, 2023, an employee of Duke Energy was working on a single-phase 120-/240-volt parallel service re-tap when a secondary flash occurred in an underground service. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the face and was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 221122)
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.
An employee (a lineman) was working to restore power by installing a hand line when he contacted a high-voltage device (7,200 volts), resulting in electrical burns to his upper body and hands.
A chain sling failed while a utility pole was being removed. A chain link struck an employee who was operating a front-end loader, puncturing the employee's chest.
An employee was working with an underground crew to troubleshoot a BUD failure. The employee was removing a fuse from the fuse holder when the fuse blew on the riser and an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his face, nose, lips, and neck.
An employee was connecting two wires when his rubber insulated gloves failed and he suffered an electric shock to his right hand, resulting in an electrical burn.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.