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Worker Rescued After Naperville Construction Accident

Recently in Naperville, a construction worker had to be rescued from the roof of a new addition to Edward Hospital. The man had fallen while working on the site after he was struck by falling construction material. A news report doesn't give the exact cause of the accident, though the worker was said to have suffered injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening. To rescue the man, first responders had to use a construction crane to lower him from...

DUI Accident Injured Two Chicago Police Officers

Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized over the weekend after being involved in a drunk driving car accident. A 47-year-old Chicago man was allegedly intoxicated when he slammed into an unmarked squad car on Saturday night. The accident happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. at the 7500 block of South Western Avenue in Gresham. The officers and drunk driver were all taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center. The officers' injuries are likely going to be covered under workers' compensation benefits. Workers'...

Report: Suburban Police Accused Of Being Drunk On The Job

A recent investigative report done by NBC Chicago indicates that several suburban Chicago police departments allow their officers to work with substantial amounts of alcohol in their systems. Some suburban Chicago police forces even have alcohol limits written into their employment contracts which forbid agencies from disciplining officers with blood alcohol levels as high as 0.08 percent. Elmwood Park and Oak Park allow officers to work as long as they are below the state definition of legally drunk, or .08...

Southern Illinois Worker Suffers Burn Injuries In Plant Explosion

A workplace explosion in Southern Illinois is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal. One worker was critically injured in the blast, having suffered burn injuries that required his being airlifted to a St. Louis hospital. He was said to be in critical condition as of Feb. 11. The explosion occurred at a Caterpillar manufacturing plant that straddles the county line between Williamson and Saline counties. At the time of the blast, the worker was in a paint booth. According...

Three Chicago Police Officers Injured In Collision

A Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood car accident resulted in the hospitalization of three Chicago police officers. The accident happened yesterday around 2:30 a.m. when the officers attempted to pull over a car at Anthony Avenue and 69th Street. CBS Chicago reports that the officers pulled the car over for having no working taillights. When the officers approached the car they noticed that the steering column was peeled, which is an indication of a stolen car. The driver took off, and a chase...

Crane Operator Recovering After Brain Injury At Worksite

Crane accidents can result in some of the most serious construction site injuries. As with any large piece of equipment, crane accidents present both crushing and collapse injuries that can disable or kill a worker. One possible consequence of a crane injury is traumatic brain damage. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently reported on the recovery that one construction worker is undergoing after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a construction accident. His injury is similar to brain injuries that...

Drunk Motorist Drives SUV Off Harlem Ave Overpass

A Chicago woman was arrested after being found wandering in the cold after a fatal drunk driving car accident. The Chicago Tribune reports that the woman was involved in a fatal suburban accident that occurred at the border of Lyons and Summit. Authorities say that the 44-year-old woman drove her SUV off of the Harlem Avenue overpass in Lyons. The SUV plunged 50 feet to Canal Bank Drive in Summit, killing two passengers. The deceased passengers were a 37-year-old Berwyn...

Worker Dies In Scaffolding Fall In Corn Sweetener Plant

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating the tragic death of a worker in Decatur. The man reportedly fell from a collapsing scaffold while cleaning the inside of a tank at the Archer Daniels Midland Company plant, which is a corn sweetening facility. Rescuers were sent to the plant at about 2:30 p.m., and the 31-year-old contractor was found to be in a confined space. He wasn't removed from the space until 5 p.m., and shortly afterward he was...

Triumph Motorcycles Recalled Due To Defective Wheels

Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD is recalling some of its motorcycles due to a potential product defect. The company says that the wheels in two of its motorcycles were assembled using bearings of an unknown quality. Wheel bearings of a substandard quality could fail prematurely and cause a motorcyclist to be severely injured in a traffic accident. Triumph has no evidence that the recalled bearing fitted is inferior to that required by Triumph, the company told the NHTSA in its recall...