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Inspection Detail
Note: The following inspection has not been indicated as closed. OSHA citation items will be posted 30 (thirty) days after the employer receives the citation(s), except in cases of significant public interest. Posted citation items reflect any amendments to citations that are the result of a prompt settlement, which OSHA encourages. Employers and employee representatives will continue to receive copies of the citation(s) upon issuance.
Inspection: 1753337.015 - New Horizon Steel, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office
Site Address:
New Horizon Steel, Llc
856 E. 57th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
Mailing Address:
411 East 75th Street, Chicago, IL 60619
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
Inspection Type: Unprog Rel
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/06/2024
Emphasis: N:Fall
Case Closed:
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 2170737 | ||
| Inspection | 1755390 | Yes | |
| Inspection | 1753585 | Yes | |
| Inspection | 1756735 | Yes | |
| Inspection | 1753592 | Yes | |
| Inspection | 1753596 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $32,264 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32,264 |
| Current Penalty | $32,264 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32,264 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260451 B03 | 11/20/2024 | $11,292 | $11,292 | $0 | 12/19/2024 | C - Contested | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260451 E04 I | 11/20/2024 | $9,680 | $9,680 | $0 | 12/19/2024 | C - Contested | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260451 F12 | 11/20/2024 | $11,292 | $11,292 | $0 | 12/19/2024 | C - Contested |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:41 a.m. on June 6, 2024, Employee #1 who was working as a technical engineer for an engineering contractor, was performing a survey and layout operations for installation of structural steel on core walls. Employee #2 was welding structural steel lugs to steel embeds in the core walls. During a wind gust of approximately 48 miles per hour (mph), the corner of an exterior single level temporary elevated working platform at the southwest corner of the south core separated and pulled away from the core wall. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 fell between the platform and the core wall as a result. Both employees fell approximately 145 feet to the ground below. Employee #1 died instantly and Employee #2, a journeyman ironworker, was hospitalized with life threatening injuries.
Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Construction, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Engineering Technician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, High Wind, Inexperience, Iron Worker, Journeyman, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Scaffold, Shear, Sheared, Steel, Structural Collapse, Surveyor, Technician, Wall, Weather, Welding
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1753337.015 | 36 | M | Hospitalized injury | Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Worker |