According to the Winnetka Fire Department, a 68-year-old construction worker was killed Wednesday, Nov. 4, in a fall accident while working on a house in Winnetka in the 300 block of Linden Street.
The incident occurred around 11:50 a.m. The man was working on the base of the foundation for the home when he fell 12 feet and hit a beam.
Reports say that the construction worker was seriously injured and had to be extricated from the site and transported to Evanston Hospital. He died shortly after from his injuries.
The cause of the accident is not yet known. In coordination with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the Winnetka police and fire departments are investigating the incident. The accident is being investigated as a construction site accident, not a criminal investigation.
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Falls on construction sites are often fatal or end in very serious injuries. In 2014, 14 percent of workplace fatalities were caused by falls to lower levels, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Between 2013 and 2014, the area of workplace fatalities that saw the greatest increase in deaths was in falls, slips and trips.
For more than 30 years, our construction site accident lawyers have been representing injured workers in Chicago and the surrounding areas. As the preferred legal representation for many unions and trade organizations, we have an intimate knowledge of the difficulties that construction workers face.
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