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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 Construction workers at risk of a debilitating or fatal fall. A three-building apartment complex construc …
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 injure 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 …
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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 pedestrian fatalities, previous studies have found. Part of that has to do w …
Category: Illinois Personal Injury Lawyers
Improved Protections for All Investors: It’s About Time
Improved Protections for All Investors Changes target financial adviser conflicts of interest and require all advisors to adhere to a “fiduciary standard,” the legal term for putting customers’ interests first and above all else. Brokers and other professionals had previously had to make sure that their recommendations were “suitable,” a much …
Category: Nursing Home Abuse
New Laws Protect Older Residents
New Laws Protect Older Residents A law that went into effect in January, 2016 allows surveillance cameras to be install in the rooms of long-term care facilities’ residents, making Illinois only the fifth state in the country to offer seniors and disabled adults this added protection against neglect and abuse. Under the new law, residents (and thei …