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On January 12, 2015 a man was killed in a construction accident in Edwardsville, IL. Apparently a crane that he was working near collapsed on top of him. As unbelievable as this sounds, injuries like these are not unusual in construction workplaces. Fortunately, the state of Illinois and organizations like OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health…
In Chicago, mold can be a huge problem with the old housing stock available. Some types of mold are harmless but other types can cause severe health problems and may even be fatal. Mold forms on damp surfaces in the home so its presence may be more common in areas around the bathroom, kitchen, laundry,…
According to a ruling by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), an employee who suffers a heart attack because of extremely stressful working conditions is deemed to have sustained a compensable injury. The conditions precedent to this ruling are that the combination of events leading up to the heart attack and the working conditions exposed…
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…
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…
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…
