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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: 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 …
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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NIOSH Investigating Causes of Oil Field Injuries & Accidents
NIOSH Investigates the Causes of Oil Field Injuries & Accidents Officials at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are currently conducting a groundbreaking study, focusing on the causes of oil field accidents and injuries. As the largest study of its kind to date, this investigation involves a survey of roughly 500 oil f …
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Fatal Mine Accident in Franklin County Kills 20YO Miner, Investigation Ongoing
Fatal Mine Accident in Franklin County Kills 20YO Miner, Investigation Ongoing Investigators from the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), as well as from the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals (IDMM), are now investigating just what caused a fatal mine accident that occurred in Franklin County last week, leaving one 20-year-old miner …
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A Look at the Incidence & Causes of Coal Mining Injuries & Deaths in the U.S.
Coal mining accidents, injuries and risks for workers The coal mining industry is one of the most dangerous industries to be employed in, as coal miners are far more likely than other workers in private industry to sustain serious on-the-job injuries, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In fact, according to the latest statistics: The f …
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Electrocution Kills 22-Year-Old Billboard Worker from Effingham
A 22-year-old man working on billboard east of Centralia was killed last week as a result of making contact with a high-voltage power line that electrocuted him. Investigators are looking into whether negligence contributed to the electrocution that killed a billboard worker, a Mount Vernon workers compensation lawyer explains. According to Marion Co …
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Top 12 Most Dangerous Jobs in the U.S.
Although some jobs – like law enforcement positions – can naturally put people in the line of danger, others carry subtler risks that may be no less of a threat to workers’ safety and wellbeing. Looking to pinpoint the risky occupations in the nation, recently, researchers at Health Grove analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to d …