Severe Workplace Injuries in Oak Park, Illinois
Employers in Oak Park reported 11 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through December 2024: 11 workers hospitalized and 0 amputations (0% of reports). Construction accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 4 of them.
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How workers were hurt
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OSHA inspections in Oak Park since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 169 inspections at Oak Park workplaces, and 127 of them (75%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 382 serious, 4 willful and 36 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $1,644,457.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Amero Building Restoration, Inc. (planned, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $5,674 |
| Triggi Construction, Inc. (planned, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $17,000 |
| Chris Construction And Garage Design, Inc. (planned, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $6,500 |
| Francisco Chavez DBA Chavez Painting (planned, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $2,589 |
| Francisco Chavez DBA Chavez Painting (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $3,972 |
| Kobel Construction Inc. (planned, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $12,484 |
| El Boss In Construction Company (planned, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $10,328 |
| Ignite Chimney And Fireplace Company LLC (planned, details) | 5 (5 serious+) | $6,960 |
| Kimberly Construction, LLC (planned, details) | 8 (8 serious+) | $14,896 |
| Stalworth Underground LLC (referral, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $38,066 |
| Fast Restoration Inc. (planned, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $3,235 |
| Sunrun Installation Services Inc. (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $126,764 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 11 newest severe injury reports from Oak Park employers, as OSHA published them.
Dec 2, 2024 · Resilience Healthcare - West Suburban Medical Center, LLC. Hospitalized
An employee was conducting duct work when a water pipe broke and they were sprayed with steam and hot water that was approximately 220 F. The employee sustained severe burns to their left arm, forearm, and the left side of their body.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts · Health care and social assistance
Dec 2, 2024 · Stalworth Underground LLC Hospitalized
An employee was struck on their right leg by a 6' by 36" auger attachment. The employee sustained a fractured leg that may require surgery.
Contact incidents · Leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1791324
Jan 27, 2024 · House of Heat Hospitalized
An employee was climbing a ladder into a customer's attic hatch. The customer's area rug slipped, causing the employee to fall to the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken left arm and wrist.
Fall to lower level · Multiple upper extremities locations · Construction
Nov 28, 2023 · Velocity Hospitalized
An employee had been troubleshooting a connection issue in the projection room of a movie theater. He finished the work and was taking a step back to take a picture, when he fell over a step and sustained a broken left leg.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Leg(s) · Information
Jul 26, 2022 · Pro-Arc Electrical Construction Co. Hospitalized
An employee was trying to hang a battery pack fixture. While removing an existing flex whip to check for the circuit tag number (and thus be able to de-energize the circuit), the employee was shocked and fell from the third or fourth rung of an 8-foot ladder. The employee suffered back pain and a head laceration.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Head · Construction
Jul 30, 2020 · Evans Electric LLC Hospitalized
An employee was walking between a transformer and wall-mounted, lead-jacketed secondary cable. His right shoulder brushed against the cable and his left elbow touched the transformer bracket, causing an arc flash. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and the left chest area.
Direct exposure to electricity · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1488993
May 31, 2017 · Cairo & Sons Roofing Co., Inc. dba CSR Roofing Contractors, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was putting down adhesive for insulation when the employee fell 30 feet from the roof to the ground, requiring hospitalization. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet · Nonclassifiable · Construction · OSHA inspection 1237356
Dec 6, 2016 · Illinois Granite and Marble LTD. Hospitalized
An employee was trying to lift a granite countertop out of a pick-up truck bed when he twisted and injured his lower back.
Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Lumbar region · Manufacturing
Sep 20, 2016 · THR1, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was under the kitchen sink connecting a water line to install a dishwasher when his arm contacted a live 220-volt line, causing an electrical shock and burns to his arms.
Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Arm(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1179117
Feb 20, 2016 · RUSH OAK PARK HOSPITAL, INC. Hospitalized
An employee was pushing a BiPAP machine into the store room of the respiratory department and cut their thumb on the edge of the machine. The employee was later hospitalized for an infection.
Struck against object or equipment while moving it · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Health care and social assistance
Mar 31, 2015 · Adjustable Forms Hospitalized
An employee was removing forms from a column using a positioning hook. When the form came free, the employee fell with the form approximately 5 feet to the ground.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Nonclassifiable · Construction
After a workplace injury in Illinois
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Personal injury lawyers in Oak Park
Lawbamba lists 9 personal injury lawyers with an office in Oak Park, Illinois, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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