Skokie, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: O'Brien WRP
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at O'Brien WRP in 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
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.