The death of a construction worker last September was an accident, a jury recently held. The man’s death happened at a roadside construction site on Illinois Route 8 near Legion Road. An Illinois State Trooper said that the man and the bulldozer operator had been working together all day before the fatal construction accident. The>> Read More

In addition to state law protections, most construction workers are covered under the regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act). This federal law was enacted to protect workers across the country from being injured or killed at work. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforces the Act primarily by>> Read More

Many Illinois construction companies seek to shift the blame for a construction accident to an injured worker. A worker can help counter these tactics by demonstrating that there were OSHA violations present at a job site. Violations of federal workplace safety laws can show that an employer had a history of lax safety standards which may>> Read More

On February 4th, 2011, a Cook County jury returned its verdict in favor of the estate of Charles Chuck Ingolia, resulting in an award of over six million three hundred thousand dollars in damages for his family after he was badly burned, and died, in a switchgear explosion. In the aftermath of this November 13,>> Read More

The construction industry is one of the more dangerous industries in which to work, whether it be in Chicago or anywhere. There is heavy machinery, heights from which one could fall as well as intentional and unintentional explosions. A 25-year-old construction worker was injured at a Lawndale job site. The Chicago Fire Department initially speculated>> Read More

A Chicago bricklayer wrenches a back muscle in a construction accident which leaves him with back spasms. Does he report it? A foreman is directing construction site traffic when a backhoe runs over her foot. Does she report it? A carpenter is working on a ladder when someone bumps into it and the ladder, with>> Read More

Asbestos exposure is nothing new to Illinois workers, yet employers still fail to follow state and federal regulations requiring proper inspections to protect employees and the general public. For instance, when an older building in Illinois is set to be demolished, the development or construction company has to follow certain inspection guidelines. In particular, the>> Read More

The construction industry is well-known as one of the most dangerous industries in which to work. There are huge machines, live electrical wires and heavy moving equipment plus heights and the possibilities of falling. Normally when a Chicago construction worker is injured on the job, the worker would collect Illinois workers’ compensation benefits until the>> Read More

Work accidents on construction and mining sites are unfortunately a common occurrence throughout the Midwest. As workers throughout Illinois know, dangers are inherent to work environments with heavy machinery, but that inherent danger doesn’t excuse contractors and other employers from implementing a proper training plan for employees. Federal guidelines are in place to prevent workplace>> Read More

Construction worker deaths are sadly a common occurrence in Chicago and around the country. One of the most recent fatal construction accidents happened this week in New York after a construction site collapse in Brooklyn on Monday. The New York Post reports that the accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. at a brownstone construction site.>> Read More