A repetitive lifting injury is an injury caused when a worker has to repeatedly lift up items at work. Most workers who have to bend over and lift things in their jobs do not tend to worry about the activity -- especially if the items being lifted seem to be...
Month: September 2016
Study begins for experimental mesothelioma treatment
The Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor College of Medicine is recruiting patients who have pleural mesothelioma to carry out clinical trials of an experimental drug named anetumab ravtansine. The trials are intended to compare the efficacy and safety of the drug...
Construction worker dead after being struck by runaway driver
A construction worker was tragically killed recently not far from Blue Grass, Illinois. The worker was struck by a fleeing automobile that was being pursued by sheriff's deputies. The deceased construction worker was an employee of Valley Construction, which is based...
Illinois troopers cracking down on construction zone speeders
Illinois State Troopers have ramped up their enforcement of speed limits in construction zones. The increased patrols, prompted by a recent fatal accident in which a construction worker died, will utilize plain-clothed officers who will be looking out for lawbreakers...