# Electrical burns, unspecified at Comed Substation PDC253
> OSHA SIR `2022087530` · 8/24/2022 · SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Comed Substation PDC253
- **Location:** 927 E Wiley Rd, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, 60173
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing (energizing and deenergizing) a 12,000-volt capacitor bank vacuum switch. The equipment shocked the employee, causing burns to the employee's right elbow.

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