Construction is a dangerous industry to work in with hundreds of job-related injuries occurring each year. Workers perform a variety of laborious tasks, including loading and unloading building materials, and assisting with operating heavy equipment. Falling debris and other dangers...
Read MoreContact with electricity can cause devastating personal injuries and often results in electrocution. There are many different ways that the mishandling of electrical power can cause injury or death. Electrical injuries and electrocution are often a result of the negligence...
Read MoreAccording to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), about 2.3 million construction workers in the United States regularly work on scaffolds. In major cities like Chicago, thousands of construction workers, painters, window washers, and laborers climb up on and...
Read MoreExplosives can be extremely dangerous. In a heartbeat, an explosion or blast can turn an individual’s world upside down — causing catastrophic personal injuries, death, and destruction of life, limb and property, not to mention loss of livelihood. If you...
Read MoreElectrical current is extremely dangerous. According to OSHA, electrocution accidents are the third leading cause of death to construction workers in the United States. Only falls and being struck by objects claim more lives than electrical accidents. Workers engaged with...
Read MoreExposure to asbestos is common among blue collar professionals, and unfortunately, often those family members who have lived under the same roof with them. Over time, workers and their families can be continually exposed to asbestos, and effects of those...
Read MoreOver 9 million people nationwide work in the construction industry. U.S. workers employed in the construction industry make up approximately 6 percent of the country’s workforce, but they suffer from about 20 percent of all work-related fatalities. The construction industry...
Read MoreAccording to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), traffic deaths increased 17 percent in Illinois from January through July this year, compared to the same period in 2011. Specifically, Illinois has seen an increased in fatal accidents on interstate highways,...
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