Many people in Illinois work in the manufacturing industry. The manufacturing industry is an essential component of our nation’s economy. However, it does present dangers to workers. The following is an overview of five common injuries in the manufacturing industry...
The manufacturing industry is an important part of the economy in Illinois. However, handling chemicals or dangerous equipment can place workers at risk. It is essential that employers provide sufficient training and the latest safety gear to minimize the possibility...
When a worker suffers an on-the-job injury so severe that the employee can no longer perform his or her job duties, wage replacement benefits might be necessary to keep the worker afloat. Fortunately, Illinois law allows severely injured workers to receive money when...
An Illinois construction worker suffered a severe electrical accident that left him dead last week. The tragic incident happened in Winnebago County, just outside the village of Winnebago, last Monday. Although the man was rushed to a nearby hospital in Wisconsin,...
A construction worker was hurt earlier this month while driving a backhoe at a construction site. The backhoe, which is an excavating machine, tipped over in a ravine in Mundelein at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 17. The injured worker was an employee working with a...
In many cases, industrial accidents are horrific. This is often due to the types of machinery that must be used. Here are some safety tips that can help prevent injuries:-- Safety consciousness: Each employee needs to know about the different safety measures that must...
When a workplace accident occurs, the employer and employees may all be trying to determine what the root cause of the accident was. It can be difficult for employees to admit that they were doing something that they shouldn't have been doing when the accident...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, one of the manufacturing industries with the highest illness and injury rates is the food manufacturing industry. The sources most common for causing illness and injury are repetitive motion, slips and trips, manual...
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...
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...
