Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309309607 - W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309309607

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 09/16/2005

Site Address:
W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.
845 Sunset Ridge
Northbrook, IL 60062

Mailing Address:
2751 North Clybourn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/12/2006

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 07/25/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101262582

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			1		6
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$27,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$27,000
Current Penalty	$10,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,125
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260020 B01	01/18/2006	02/13/2006	$4,500	$4,500	$0	02/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	01/18/2006	03/07/2006	$4,500	$4,500	$0	02/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003A	Serious	19260454 A	01/18/2006	03/07/2006	$3,375	$4,500	$0	02/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19260454 B	01/18/2006	03/07/2006	$0	$0	$0	02/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19260703 A01	01/18/2006	01/24/2006	$3,375	$4,500	$0	02/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005A	Serious	19260020 B01	01/18/2006	02/13/2006	$3,375	$4,500	$0	02/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01005B	Serious	19260021 B02	01/18/2006	03/07/2006	$0	$4,500	$0	02/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement
8.	02001	Other	19260703 E01	01/18/2006	02/13/2006	$0	$0	$0	02/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201261872

Event: 09/16/2005

One employee killed, another injured in fall

On September 16, 2005, Employees #1 and #2 were attempting to strip vertical concrete wall formwork from an elevator shaft that extended approximately 50 feet above the sixth floor of the structure. While preparing to hoist the exterior portion of the formwork away from the wall of the shaft, the formwork and the two employees working from the formwork scaffolding fell. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 received minor injuries and was not hospitalized.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, CONCUSSION, UNTRAINED, ELEVATOR SHAFT, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309309607			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	309309607			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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