Second lawsuit filed in deadly scaffolding collapse at UChicago Hospital [Video]

CHICAGO – New details have been released about the deadly scaffolding collapse at the University of Chicago Hospital.

A second lawsuit has been filed, aimed at two construction companies.

After the workers crashed over 100 feet to the ground, doctors raced out of the building, hoping to save both of their lives.

David O’Donnell, 27, didn’t survive and on Wednesday, his family filed a lawsuit. This is the second lawsuit filed by GWC Injury Lawyers.

They also represent Jeffrey Spyrka, 36, who survived the fall but remains in the ICU. His legal team said his life is forever altered.

The lawsuits name Turner Construction Company and Adjustable Forms Inc., alleging that both companies failed to ensure the safe and proper erection of the scaffolding system.

O’Donnell was the final worker to access the scaffold. He stepped on and began speaking with Spyrka and another ironworker near the corner of the scaffold.

In minutes, that’s when a gust of wind …