A serious on-the-job injury can affect all aspects of your life. Workers' compensation insurance is provided by employers to cover employees who are injured while working. This includes medical treatment, temporary total disability benefits, permanent partial...
Industrial Workers’ Accidents
$70,000 OSHA fine for CNC machine injury
How would your life change if you lost your hand in a workplace accident? A simple question, but examine, say for 15 minutes, what things you do within that period that you would no longer be able to do or would require significant accommodation to allow you to...
Illinois industrial accident leads to fatality
Most people take safety precautions in their everyday lives. They lock their doors at night, use their seat belts and obey traffic signals. Unfortunately, some people may not be fully aware of the hazards they face while completing their job duties and...
Industrial accident results in employee’s death
Accidents can happen at any time in Illinois. Often, they occur regardless of the safety measures in place. Unfortunately, one out-of-state worker has been killed in what has been described as an industrial accident. His family is likely slowly coming to terms with...
Workers’ compensation claims likely after fatal explosion
There are many hard workers in Illinois. Many people report to work each day in order to support their family. In this tough economy, most people could barely survive a few months without a job, especially if those months came as a result of a workplace accident that...
Workers’ compensation benefits could help injured men
Regardless of a person’s occupation, a workplace accident could happen at any time, causing serious injuries or even a fatality. As a result, many employers take extreme measures to ensure the safety of their employees. However, accidents can still happen....
Workers’ compensation benefits may extend to man’s family
Every day, millions of workers across the country say goodbye to their family before they leave for work. They work hard and with faith in their employer that appropriate measures are in place in order to ensure their safety. Unfortunately, accidents still happen and...
Man loses life in industrial accident
Many people are concerned about the aftermath of losing a loving one, especially if that loved one is the primary earner for the family. While there is the emotional aftermath, the family also has to wonder how it will continue to sustain itself without that person's...
Police investigate deadly industrial accident in Illinois
There are many people in this country who are extremely hard workers. These people want to adequately support their families and ensure they have all that they need in life. People like this make a fatal industrial accident that much more tragic. Because policy makers...
Illinois industrial accident leads to death of worker
A worker in Illinois was killed in an accident while on the job. The worker was employed by Phoenix Industrial Cleaning. As part of his duties, he was cleaning out one of the company's storage tanks when he fell to his death. Now, the Occupational Safety and Health...