# Electrical burns, unspecified at Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110653` · 11/18/2023 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
- **Location:** W 49th St. Substation A, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10019
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a ground and test device on a 13-kilovolt distribution feeder. Thirty minutes after completing the operation, the employee was notified of a burning smell in the vicinity of the feeder. While investigating the burning smell, the employee approached the test set-ups when the input high-voltage test lead failed at the connection point to the block and contacted the employee. The employee was rendered unconscious and was hospitalized for burns.

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