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Category: Workers' Comp Cases
Illinois Workers Comp and Covid-19
ILLINOIS WORK COMP UPDATE CONCERNING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Effective April 13, 2020, Illinois changed the law to protect our first responders, healthcare workers and other front line employees that are saving lives, giving aid and keep our families and businesses in supply of their essential needs. If you work in one of the followi …
Category: Work Injuries
Top Ten OSHA Citations of 2016: A Starting Point for Workplace Safety
Top 10 OSHA Citation of 2016 Fall Protection Hazard communication Scaffolds Respiratory protection Lockout/tagout Powered industrial trucks Ladders Machine guarding Electrical wiring Electrical, general requirements Georgia textile, plastic recycler faces nearly $318K in fines after continuing to expose workers …
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: 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: Fatal Work Incidents
Workers Killed on the Job Honored Today for International Workers’ Memorial Day [Infographic]
Working people should not have to risk their lives to make a living and support their families… Yet every day, millions of Americans are forced to work with little to no safety protections while big businesses and corporations profit off our lives. - AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka1 On a weekly basis, at least 1,000 Americans are killed on the job. T …
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Batavia, Illinois Builder Faces $162k OSHA Fine for 2nd Fall Hazard Citation in Single Month
Illinois Builder Faces $162k OSHA Fine for 2nd Fall Hazard Citation in Single Month For the second time in one month, a builder based in Batavia, Illinois has been issued a series of citations by OSHA officials for exposing workers to fall hazards, according to federal regulators. Don Bosco was issued two willful citations, along with five serious citat …
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Illinois Contractor Hit with $63,000 OSHA Fine for Exposing Workers to Trench Hazards
IL contractor issued OSHA violations for exposing workers to trench hazards An Illinois sewer and water contractor based in Schaumburg has recently been issued three OSHA safety citations, along with a $63,910 fine, for allegedly subjecting workers to trench hazards. According to OSHA, the contractor – VKR Enterprises, doing business as Mr. Rooter …
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3 Million Americans Suffered Work Injuries in 2014, BLS & OSHA Report
Rates of nonfatal work injuries in the U.S. in 2014 Last year, about 3 million Americans working in the private sector sustained a nonfatal job-related injury, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While this marked about 57,000 fewer work-related injuries last year (when compared to the numbers from 2013), it also c …
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Construction Accidents: The Causes, Impacts & Options for Recovery (Pt. 2)
Continuing from where Construction Accidents: The Causes, Impacts & Options for Recovery (Pt. 1) left off, here, we will continue our in-depth look at construction accidents. While the first part of this blog series focused on the causes of construction accidents, below, we will discuss what you may need to know regarding the impacts and options for fi …
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Construction Accidents: The Causes, Impacts & Options for Recovery (Pt. 1)
The construction industry is among the more dangerous industries for workers, as thousands of construction workers are injured on the job every year in the U.S. In fact, as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reported:More than 20 percent of all fatal workplace accidents are construction accidents. Here’s a closer look at the cau …