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Category: Illinois Personal Injury Lawyers
How You Can Prevent Falls
How You Can Prevent Falls Falls are a common occurrence in older adults, and they often result in some type of injury. Usually, the injury is limited to bruises or scrapes. However, about 5 to 10 per cent of falls in older adults result in major injury, such as a bone fracture, head injury, or major cuts. Unfortunately, serious injuries – particula …
Category: Preventing Personal Injuries
Mayo Clinic Head-to-Toe Health Tips
Safety and First Aid Preventing Adult Falls at home Don’t Fall This Fall: Mayo Clinic Head-to-Toe Health Tips Falling is one of the most common causes of loss of independence among older adults- but you can take many steps to prevent falls. Use this checklist to take a fall-prevention inventory where you live: All rooms Keep electrical cor …
Category: Work Injuries
Top Health Concerns on the Job
From scienceblogs.com : In a new national survey, about one in every four U.S. workers rates their workplace as just “fair” or “poor” in providing a healthy working environment. And employees in low-paying jobs typically report worse working conditions than those in higher -paying jobs – in fact, nearly half of workers in low-paying jobs say they …
Category: Work Injuries
Construction Workers’ Alert
Construction Workers’ Alert From constructionequipement.com: The deadly fact is this: Nearly 40 per cent of all deaths in the construction industry are the result of a preventable fall. Yet, some employers continue to ignore the dangers and put their workers at risk of a debilitating or fatal fall. A three-building apartment complex construction si …
Category: Work Injuries
Truck Driving is Dangerous Business
Truck Driving is Dangerous Business When you think of the most dangerous jobs, tractor-trailer driver may not come to mind. But the data shows these workers are more likely to be hurt on the job than most others. When you think of dangerous jobs, what comes to your mind? Police Officers, firefighters and construction workers might top the list for mo …
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Category: Premises Liability
How Often Are Pool Accidents Deadly? [Infographic]
Far too often pool accidents have catastrophic, if not deadly, outcomes, according to some of the latest findings from authorities at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Revealing more about the nature and frequency of these accidents, the infographic below presents the most common causes and outcomes of pool accidents in the U.S. Please s …
Category: Illinois Personal Injury Lawyers
Are You Shopping for an Attorney?
Helpful Tips for Choosing the Right Personal Injury Lawyer How reliable are those online and offline resources? Can you believe attorney reviews online? Any more than you can gain meaningful support for a lawyer’s ability from a billboard, TV commercial, and/or placard on the side of a bus? Big and bold ads are not enough to select the right attorney …
Category: Fatal Car Accidents
Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Caused by Semi-Truck Colliding with Motorcyclist
Fatal Motorcycle & Semi Truck Accident under Investigation “Morning Sentinel - a Mt. Vernon man died Sunday in a fatal automobile accident involving a motorcycle and a semi truck. Jefferson County Coroner Eddie Joe Marks confirmed that Donald C. Hopkins, 45, of Mt. Vernon, was pronounced dead on scene. Mt. Vernon Police Chief Chris Deichman …
Category: Construction Accidents
Four Union Tradesmen Injured at Herrin Hospital
Construction Accident Injures 4 Union Tradesmen “Four construction workers were injured in an accident Thursday morning at Herrin Hospital while working on a masonry wall. A news release from Jared Hites, project director for McCarthy Building Companies, said a section of exterior construction scaffolding collapsed at the site of a surgical expansi …
Category: Pedestrian Injuries
Senior Alert: Watch Where you Walk – Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise
Watch Where You Walk: Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise Pedestrian deaths surged by 10 percent in 2015, according to estimates based on state traffic data. That is of special concern to older walkers: the death rate for those ages 70 and older is 1 ½ times the rate for younger pedestrians, previous studies have found. Part of that has to do with fragil …