# Electrical burns, unspecified at Roto-Rooter Services Company
> OSHA SIR `20211210737` · 12/15/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Jackhammers-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Roto-Rooter Services Company
- **Location:** 4466 N Broadway, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60640
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a jackhammer to break concrete when they struck an electric line. An arc flash occurred and the employee was burned.

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