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OSHA Injury Report: CDOT-Electrical Operations Division | 2451 S. Ashland Ave.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at CDOT-Electrical Operations Division | 2451 S. Ashland Ave. in 2451 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60608 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sTREET LIGHT REPAIR WORKER in highway, street and bridge lighting and electrical signal installation..

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
CDOT-Electrical Operations Division | 2451 S. Ashland Ave.
Parent company
City of Chicago
Street
2451 S. Ashland Ave.
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60608
On-site location
Offsite / In the field | Offsite / In the field

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
133

Before the incident

REWIRING POLE

What happened

Working on the street light rewiring the pole Mr. [REDACTED] I had to take off a rubber mat to pull the wire. After we finished wiring the pole I was taping the rubber mat back on and the meter exploded. My ears were ringing my shoulder chest and hands hurting. called the for help. SLR Office.

Injury or illness

Contact with electric current

Object or substance involved

Parts and materials

Summary line

the meter exploded. My ears were ringing my shoulder chest and hands hurting. called the for help. SLR Office.

Employee and industry

Job description
STREET LIGHT REPAIR WORKER
SOC code
47-4051 — Highway Maintenance Workers
NAICS code
237310 — Highway, street and bridge lighting and electrical signal installation.
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
271
Total hours worked
563680
EIN
366005820
Establishment ID
1500977
Employer case #
25_14577

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:16:17:00

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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.