Family of worker critically injured in 8-story fall at Hyde Park construction site sues 2 companies

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The lawsuit alleges workers complained about the stability of that corner days earlier, when the scaffold was lower to the ground.

ByThe Chicago construction worker killed in the same fall at the University of Chicago Cancer Pavilion project has been ID'd as David O'Donnell.from a scaffold seen swaying in winds as high as 40 mph, the family of injured ironworker Jeffrey Spyrka is alleging, in a lawsuit, "careless and negligent acts" by two companies: general contractor Turner Construction and subcontractor Adjustable Forms Incorporated.

The lawsuit alleges workers complained about the stability of that corner days earlier, when the scaffold was lower to the ground, and were told by the subcontractor that the problem would be addressed. , a 27-year-old technical engineer, plummeted to his death, and his family is preparing to file a suit later this week.

 

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