P.J. Hoerr, Inc. stands as one of Central Illinois’ premier General Contractors, Construction Managers and Design/Builders. Founded in 1914 by Philipp J. Hoerr as a concrete construction company, our stamp can still be seen on many area driveways and sidewalks. Now into our 105th year of operations P.J. Hoerr, Inc. has become a diverse, multi-office commercial builder.
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Friday, July 29, 2016
P.J. Hoerr Quarterly Safety Meeting | Ladder Safety - Washington, IL
On July 28th PJ Hoerr/Summit Masonry held their quarterly
safety meeting at Five Points Washington.
Lindy's Market catered the meal.
CEO Bob Hoerr welcomed everyone and urged all to continue their prayers
of support for company Vice-President Paul Bright as he faces his upcoming
surgery. He then introduced company
Safety Director Hans Hinrichsen who gave an overview of the companies' safety
performance numbers year to date. Hans
also gave a follow-up update on some clarifications to the new OSHA confined
space requirements that he had presented at the last meeting. Brett Stimpson from WERNCO was then
introduced who gave a presentation on proper jobsite ladder usage and
safety. Superintendent safety hour
awards were then presented by Hans and Bob.
Bob closed the meeting by first recounting two separate ladder accident
incidents that had occurred on construction projects at his homes resulting in
serious injuries. He urged everyone to
not take the seemingly simple task of ladder usage for granted. He then elaborated on the Biblical parable of
sowing and reaping in reminding everyone of the potential short and long term
consequences of the life and work decisions we make each day. He told the story of a doctor who back in
1933 had allowed a black widow spider to bite him in order to learn more about
the treatment options for such a bite.
Given the documented knowledge of the severe pain and other symptoms the
doctor endured from the bite Bob asked if anyone today would be crazy enough to
purposely allow a black widow spider to bite them. As the listeners shook their heads Bob
reminded everyone that people allow it to happen figuratively every day in
their personal, spiritual and work lives with the painful decisions that they
make. He then focused specifically on
the potentially life-altering safety decisions that are made each day on our
jobsites. He urged everyone to be aware
of black widow spider bite potentials on their jobsites each day. Bob closed the meeting with his traditional
send-off ......"Thanks for coming everyone. Be safe out there and God bless!"
Thursday, July 28, 2016
OSF HealthCare - Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center - Peoria, IL
PAST PERFORMANCE - Construction is now completed on the third and fourth floors of the
building. This $12 million project transforms the floors into a shared
working environment for several OSF HealthCare Departments. Project
Manager - Mike Kreutz | Project Superintendent - Rob Mullens
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