Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Commonwealth Edison Company, Intersection of Pawnee Drive and Morton Road in Carol Stream, IL, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS 60188
on , Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the body systems.
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Final 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.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSUtility and telephone poles
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