2 ComEd workers suffer electrical burns while working in Loop

Tuesday, December 17, 2019
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two ComEd electrical workers were injured while working on an electrical system in the Loop Tuesday morning.

The workers are being treated for first-degree electrical burns to their arms and neck after they were injured while working on equipment in the 200-block of South LaSalle Street at about 11 a.m., the Chicago Fire Department said.
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They were transported to Stroger Hospital and are said to be stable, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt.

The pair did not suffer significant injuries, a spokesman for ComEd said in a statement.

"The safety of our employees and customers is always our highest priority," the spokesman said.
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Further details on their condition were not available.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this article.
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