# Electrical burns, unspecified at COMED
> OSHA SIR `20171110822` · 11/9/2017 · LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** COMED
- **Location:** I-355 South of 143rd Street, LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS, 60441
- **NAICS:** 561110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While installing overhead electrical lines, an employee received an induced electrical surge, suffering electrical burns on the hands. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

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