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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
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 …
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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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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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 Plating Co. Hit with 18 OSHA Violations for Exposing Workers to Toxins, Hazards
Illinois Plating Co. Hit with 18 OSHA Violations for Exposing Workers to Toxins A metal manufacturer and plating facility based in Cicero, Illinois has just been issued 18 OSHA violations – with penalties totaling more than $157,000 – for exposing workers to serious hazards. According to a recent OSHA announcement, action was taken against Electr …