Construction Accident
An excavation company employee was killed in an industrial accident in suburban Volo, Illinois. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the workplace incident. Lake County authorities identified the worker as 33-year-old Michael…
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A 59-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle while working in a construction zone in Gridley, Illinois. He was taken to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center for treatment and died around one hour after the incident.…
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Construction workers are vulnerable to workplace accidents due to the nature of their work. It often involves climbing up on scaffolding, using heavy equipment and handling different types of construction material. In a recent case, a…
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An Illinois worker received a $10 million settlement after his foot was amputated due to injuries he sustained in a construction accident. The settlement was approved the day before the scheduled delivery of opening statements in…
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Individuals who are injured in the workplace have the right to pursue workers’ compensation for their medical bills and other costs. There are many different types of workplace injuries that can occur due to a wide…
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On this episode of Chicago Injury Alert, we look into the large amount of fall hazard and protection violations on construction sites across the United States. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bbg-podcast-january-31-2019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
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In a recently reported workplace accident, one construction worker died and another was seriously injured when a steel beam fell on them at an apartment building worksite in Evanston, Illinois. Such cases highlight the fact that…
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Many types of accidents that can occur at construction sites, such as falls from scaffolding or injuries due to malfunctioning equipment. However, a recent report noted that caught-between or caught-in incidents were on the rise in…
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