# Fractures at Commonwealth Edison Company
> OSHA SIR `2018054977` · 5/21/2018 · HILLSIDE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vises, clamps
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Commonwealth Edison Company
- **Location:** The Corner of Wolf Road And Roosevelt Road, HILLSIDE, ILLINOIS, 60162
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was part of a crew that was replacing piping and cable. While removing a pipe with a C-clamp, his left thumb and index fingers were caught between the C-clamp, causing an open fracture on his hand that required surgery.

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