Illinois updates tagged with 'Construction Accidents'

July was construction safety month, providing much-needed safety information for an industry with a consistently high accident rate, resulting in both injuries and deaths. But plenty of dangers...

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We all roll the dice when we step outside each day; safety hazards are everywhere. But some of us have better odds than others; it largely depends on the type of work that we perform. As fellow...

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We have certain traditions for summertime in Chicago: the Crosstown Classic, the Taste, and construction. We all know about construction season in the city, and while most of us mark it by...

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Teen Workers: How to Stay Safe this Summer! Remember what it was like to be a teenager? A false sense of invincibility, a dread of asking questions that might make you look dumb, and an...

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Prevention of On-the-Job Spinal Cord Injuries As the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch brings the United States’ deadliest job (crab fishing) into family rooms around America, many people...

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Pneumatic nail gun safety is something that Injury Board member attorneys Steve Lombardi, Brooks Schuelke, David Mittleman, and Jean Martin have recently been addressing. For those who have been hit...

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A construction worker, 38, of Ellis Grove was killed in a construction accident, Monday, when a ditch he was digging collapsed on him in Millstadt, Illinois.Also killed in the cave-in was another worker, 48, of Benton, Illinois. Both men were employed by Midwest Petroleum and Excavating Inc. A trench approximately eight to ten feet high collapsed on two construction workers. Emergency crews from...

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A California laborer was struck in the chest when the shovel of a steam shovel came loose and landed on top of him. At the time of the accident, he was working in a trench on a construction project.The laborer suffered fatal injuries as a result of being hit by the shovel.Under Illinois law, this man's family would be entitiled to worker's compensation benefits for his death. However, those...

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Two Indiana construction workers fell 40 feet to the ground when the scaffold they were working on collapsed. The scaffold had a loose pin holding in one of the members of the scaffold and when the workers went to repair the scaffold, their weight caused the scaffold to collapse.One worker survived the fall suffering chest and head injuries; the other workers suffered fatal injuries.Federal...

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A contractor was hit with over $69,000 in fines by OSHA after an employee was injured when he plummeted three floors when the floor of the building he was working in collapased. The employee was involved in the demolition of a building at the time of the accident.Violations of OSHA regulations such as this put employees lives at unnecessary risk of harm.When done safely, demolition of buildings...

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Two workers were lucky to survive when the trench that they were working in collapsed. The trench was being dug near a highway and did not have a proper retaining wall. Authorities believe that vibrations from the nearby highway triggered the collapse.One of the workers suffered a fractured ankle while trying to escape the trench.Working in an excavation is one of the most hazardous duties in...

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A worker on a Maryland construction site was injured when the planking to the scaffolding he was working on broke. He fell from the scaffold 37 feet to the ground.The worker suffered spinal fractures which may result in paralysis.Because scaffolds raise workers so high up in the air, OSHA regulations require that all of the component parts be in safe and proper condition. This requires...

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An Idaho construction worker was found dead on a residential construction project. At the time of his death, he was using a nail gun to frame houses.The nail gun apparently accidentally discharged and he was killed by a penetrating injury to his brain stem.On a construction site, not only do the work practices have to be safe, but the equipment must be safe as well. Nail guns are a special...

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A Florida worker died when he was struck by a backhoe and knocked into a trench.He suffered head injuries which proved fatal.The equipment on construction sites must be safe for not only the operator but those who can be expected to be working nearby.For moving equipment such as backhoes, this may include equipping the backhoe with a beeping alarm to alert those nearby when the backhoe is in...

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At a Florida construction site, a worker was injured when boards fell from a roof truss. The workers were building a warehouse at the time of the accident.After a 200-foot fall, the boards hit a worker on ground level. He suffered head and spine injuries.This accident involves issues of coordination of the work. When work is going on overhead, the areas beneath must be cleared of workers in...

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