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OSHA Injury Report: O'Brien WRP

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at O'Brien WRP in 3500 W. Howard Street, Skokie, IL 60076 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pAINTER in waste collection, treatment, and disposal through a sewer system.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
O'Brien WRP
Street
3500 W. Howard Street
City
Skokie
State
IL
ZIP
60076
On-site location
14 - Intrnl hsekpg/maint

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
1

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was using a wire wheel to remove paint.

What happened

[REDACTED] was wearing a tyvek suit with a sweatshirt underneath. The nature of this equipment is that wires break off. [REDACTED] quickly took the tyvek suit and sweatshirt off when he was finished and one of the wires went through both layers to embed in his arm.

Injury or illness

A piece of wire was embedded in his left forearm.

Object or substance involved

A piece of wire from a grinding wheel.

Summary line

Employee came to Safety office to request assistance removing a piece of thin metal wire he believed to have pierced and embedded in his forearm. It is unknown how exactly the employee came into contact with the wire

Employee and industry

Job description
PAINTER
SOC code
47-2141 — Painters, Construction and Maintenance
NAICS code
221320 — Waste collection, treatment, and disposal through a sewer system
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
186
Total hours worked
307236
Establishment ID
1435645
Employer case #
W00454440

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:13:57:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.