# Electrical burns, unspecified at Commonwealth Edison
> OSHA SIR `2021064494` · 6/2/2021 · DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Commonwealth Edison
- **Location:** 2111 Butterfield Rd., DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60515
- **NAICS:** 335929
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were getting ready to splice underground wires when a screwdriver that had put on a wall made contact with the old wire, causing a flash. The employee suffered burns to their arm, hand, leg, and face that required hospitalization.

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