# Electrical burns, unspecified at Commonwealth Edison Company dba ComEd
> OSHA SIR `2019054495` · 5/3/2019 · LINCOLNWOOD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Commonwealth Edison Company dba ComEd
- **Location:** 6850 McCormick Blvd, LINCOLNWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60712
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out a meter for a 277-480 volt line that was servicing a fire pump. There was an arc flash and the employee sustained burns to both hands, both arms, and the face.

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