Probe Wall-Pinning Accident At I-90 Work Site

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an investigation into Wednesdays (July 30) incident where an unidentified construction worker was injured after a retaining wall panel being built on the eastbound lanes of the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) fell, pinning him on an easement to the tollway near Higgins Road in Rosemont.

The victims name has yet to be released. Construction workers removed the wall panel from on top of the worker using cranes at the site before first responders from the Rosemont Public Safety Department arrived on scene, officials said.

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Probe Wall-Pinning Accident At I-90 Work Site