Many of the settlement contracts the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission receives have errors. When this occurs, the settlement contracts are returned to the worker. With over 40,000 settlement contracts sent into the IWCC each year, there is simply not enough...
Month: March 2016
The latest on-the-job injury report
It's a lot safer than it used to be to go to work, but there are still a very high number of people who are seriously injured while working.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration collected injury data from 26 states to create its latest report. The 26...
Insurance companies want to deny claims
When you're injured on-the-job, you need to concentrate on your recovery. Having to deal with insurance companies is not helpful. Insurance companies don't want to pay your claim. Instead, they want to deny your claim and will use any mistake, no matter how minor, as...
Willful violation of safety regulations caused man’s death
Two years ago, a 39-year-old man was killed in an industrial accident. He was caught in an unguarded, moving conveyor belt in March 2014.The U.S. Department of Justice charged Behr Iron & Steel, a scrap metal processing plant with willfully violating Occupational...
How can you help ensure your safety around a forklift?
If a forklift operator hasn't operated a particular forklift before or operates one carelessly, there is a substantial risk of injury or death. There is also a risk if the forklift has missing parts or is malfunctioning.Each year, 20,000 people are seriously injured...