# Electrical burns, unspecified at Com Ed
> OSHA SIR `2015118240` · 11/2/2015 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Com Ed
- **Location:** 4400 N. Ravenswood, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60640
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was burned while working in a manhole on de-energized cables when a live cable that was not being worked on randomly failed and caused an arc blast.

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