# Electrical burns and electrocution at PECO Energy Company
> OSHA SIR `2024098616` · 9/16/2024 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Body systems and other part(s) of body
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns and electrocution
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Electric parts  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Measurement and scientific devices  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PECO Energy Company
- **Location:** 4200 City Ave, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19131
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to "prove phases" by sending power to another underground section. The employee entered a manhole and contacted an energized conductor via a grounded probe. This caused a flashover event and the employee sustained electrical shock and burns to face.

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