Worker Fatally Struck by Falling Spool in Carol Stream Crane Accident
- A 55-year-old employee at Specialty Rolled Metals LLC died Tuesday after an overhead crane failed during a loading operation.
- The worker was attempting to place a large metal spool onto a flatbed truck when the equipment gave way, causing the heavy load to fall.
- Emergency responders pronounced the man dead at the scene following reports of him being trapped beneath the crane.
- Local police and OSHA have launched separate investigations to determine the cause of the fatal workplace equipment failure.
DOL OIG Audit to Assess OSHA Workplace Violence Safety Protocols
- The Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is initiating a federal audit to evaluate OSHA’s effectiveness in protecting employees from workplace violence.
- As the first major assessment since 2001, this review investigates whether current training, outreach, and recordkeeping systems are adequate to mitigate rising safety risks.
- The audit focuses on whether agency oversight sufficiently addresses threats facing healthcare and social service workers.
- It will specifically examine OSHA’s efforts to reduce intentional injuries across high-hazard.
Fatal Crane Malfunction at Carol Stream Warehouse
- A worker died Tuesday when an overhead crane failed during the loading of a 48,000-pound metal spool at a Carol Stream warehouse.
- The equipment failure caused the spool to fall from an elevated height, striking the worker.
- OSHA investigators are now on-site to conduct a thorough safety investigation.