‘He always made you laugh:’ Family mourns ironworker who fell from scaffolding

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT. >> WE SPOKE WITH THE VICTIM'S BROTHER WHO SAYS THE VICTIM WAS A HARD-WORKING MAN WHO TRULY CARED ABOUT PEOPLE. THEY HOPE WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM BRINGS ABOUT SAFETY, CHANGES TO CONSTRUCTION SITES WHERE 4 BROTHERS AND THE U.S. AND TO LOSE ONE OF US JUST LEFT A GIANT GAFFES. PATRICK O'DONNELL SAYS HIS FAMILY IS IN A STATE OF SHOCK FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF HIS 27 YEAR-OLD BROTHER DAVID. REALLY DOESN'T FEEL REAL TO TO US RIGHT ON THURSDAY, DAVID WAS WORKING AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR THE NEW UFC CANCER PAVILION. HE WAS A TECHNICAL ENGINEER. DAVID WAS KILLED AFTER FALLING 9 STORIES FROM SCAFFOLDING. A SECOND WORKER ALSO FELL WAS CRITICALLY INJURED. THE WORKER WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWS THE URGENCY TO HELP. FIRST RESPONDERS SAY THE SCAFFOLDING CAME LOOSE DURING HIGH WINDS IS A VERY HARD-WORKING IT'S HAD ON STRAIGHT, YOU DOWN TO EARTH. PATRICK SAYS DAVID WAS ALWAYS ACTIVE AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, YOU KNOW, WHEN TO CALL YOU OUT AND WENT YOU KNOW, BE A BROTHER. HE WAS VERY LOVING. YOU KNOW, HE SHOWED IT MAY DIFFERENT WAYS. HE SAYS DAVID MAINTAIN MANY FRIENDSHIPS WITH PEOPLE GREW UP WITH IN SOUTH SUBURBAN OAK FOREST. HE ALWAYS FORMED A BOND PEOPLE HE AND HE ALWAYS MADE YOU WHETHER HE MEANT TO OR NOT. IT WAS JUST A GENERAL NATURE OF HOW ACT. IT'S IN A FRIDAY STATEMENT. OSHA SAYS THEY HAVE OPEN INSPECTIONS WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION. THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT. THEY ALSO INSPECTIONS WITH HIGH-TECH STAKEOUT, DAVID'S EMPLOYER AND THE COMPANY IS FATHER OWNS. >> AS WELL AS NEW HORIZONS, STEAL THE EMPLOYER OF THE CRITICALLY INJURED WORKER AND ADJUSTABLE CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLDING DIRECTORS. OUR PRIORITY RIGHT NOW IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF A BROTHER FRIENDS. SCOTT'S FATHER. WELL, THERE'S MANY QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED. PATRICK TELLS US HIS FAMILY HOPES WHAT HAPPENED DAVID BRINGS CHANGE TO FUTURE CONSTRUCTION SITES THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMES ABOUT SOME TYPE MAYBE PAUSE ABOUT COME FOR SAFETY ON JOB THAT WOULD BE RESULTS FROM THIS. THE O'DONNELL FAMILY SAYS THAT THEY'RE ALSO PRAYING AND THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER INJURED WORKER. MEANTIME, OSHA SAYS THEY HAVE UP TO 6 MONTHS TO COMPLETE

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Length: 2min 19sec (139 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 08 2024