# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Commonwealth Edison Company
> OSHA SIR `2023109864` · 10/25/2023 · CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Commonwealth Edison Company
- **Location:** Intersection of Pawnee Drive and Morton Road in Carol Stream, IL, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a crew set up a 45-foot pole between two other poles. It was being set up between two energized lines and the pole made contact with the A-phase. The employee was electrocuted and lost consciousness. The electricity also caused an entry wound in their left forearm and an exit wound in their left foot.

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