Chicago, IL ·
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..
Where did this happen?
- 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
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 271
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 563,680
- EIN
- 366005820
- Establishment ID
- 1500977
- Employer case #
- 25_14577
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-24
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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