Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1402387.015 - O'Hare Engineering, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1402387.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 05/21/2019

Site Address:
O'Hare Engineering, Inc.
100 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604

Mailing Address:
55 Messner Dr., Wheeling, IL 60090

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238220/ Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/21/2019

Emphasis: L:Fall, L:Gutreh

Case Closed: 08/05/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1457443	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118598.015

Event: 05/21/2019

Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by collapsing

At 6:15 a.m. on May 21, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was preparing a commercial site, the buildout of a restaurant, for the delivery of new material. In order to receive materials through the front door, which would require a larger opening, he removed the scaffolding's support cross bars. The scaffolding collapsed onto the employee. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple injuries, including back injuries, lacerations to the right shoulder, loss of fluid in the right eye, and a detached retina.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Dismantling, Eye, Falling Object, Laceration, Scaffold, Shoulder, Site Preparation , Spine, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1402387.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal worker apprentices

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