# Electrocutions, electric shocks at COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2017077256` · 7/31/2017 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
- **Location:** 350 South 2nd Street, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
- **NAICS:** 221119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was approaching a pad-mounted transformer in preparation to perform voltage testing. The employee made contact with live electrical components within the transformer and suffered electrical shock.

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