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Five vehicles were involved in a chain reaction crash on I-57 that happened early Sunday morning, December 16, 2012. The accident occurred on the northbound side of I-57 close to 147th Street, near Posen in Cook County. The accident that happened in the wee hours of Sunday morning forced the interstate to be shut down,…
Federal investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were called in to investigate a workplace fatality involving a man who was fatally injured in a tank containing chemical solvents. The accident occurred in Wheeling, Illinois on Thursday, November 29, 2012. The deceased was hired along with other crew members to clean a storage…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that metal-on-metal hip implants are more likely to break down after being implanted, resulting in potential danger from exposure to metallic particles. It was originally believed that the metal-on-metal hip implants would be more durable and longer lasting than their plastic or ceramic counterparts. However, some…
Three officers responding to a robbery in progress call in an unmarked police vehicle were seriously injured when their car flipped trying to avoid another vehicle. The injured officers reportedly had a total of 23 years on the police force. A Chicago police spokesperson related that the officers had picked up a call about a…
There is now data to support what many in the trucking industry had previously believed. The study conducted by Stephen Burks with the University of Minnesota-Morris, who is a former trucker and a behavioral economist, worked with trucking giant, Schneider National, for a decade. The conclusion reached was unequivocal. Obese truckers are 43% to 55%…
Joseph Frugoli, 41, a former Chicago police officer was ordered to spend eight years in prison after being convicted of aggravated DUI that resulted in a fiery crash on April 10, 2009 that killed two men. The accident occurred on the Dan Ryan Expressway, when his Lexus SUV reportedly hit a disabled vehicle on the…
According to the latest statistics available from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), construction workers are three times more likely to suffer a fatal injury than the rest of the workforce in the United States. The construction industry also had three of the top ten occupations known to have the highest fatality…
The Cook County Sheriff’s office has charged a 36 year old EMT with failing to stop and render aid in a fatal hit-and-run accident. The accident happened in the Chicago suburb of Skokie on November 5, 2012. Detectives charged Kristian Hernandez, 36, with a Class 1 felony for leaving the scene and failing to report…
