# Fractures at Commonwealth Edison Company
> OSHA SIR `2015107898` · 10/22/2015 · CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Commonwealth Edison Company
- **Location:** 24151 S. Northern IL Drive, CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS, 60410
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the ground while new cable was being pulled onto a power pole.  A wire grip device failed and loose cable on the ground came under tension knocking the employee to the ground causing neck and wrist fractures.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*