A 20-year-old man recently died at the M-class Mine, which is located in Macedonia, Illinois. The Franklin County, Illinois, coroner said that the preliminary autopsy showed the man died from blunt trauma to his trunk, head, neck and extremities.The Franklin County...
The shocking fireball explosion that occurred in Taipei, Taiwan at a water park last weekend resulted from a cloud of "colored powder" and left 498 people injured. Of those, 182 had severe burns from the explosion that placed them in intensive care, with some...
There are many people in Illinois who report to work each day knowing that they may be placing their life in jeopardy. However, almost anyone could be involved in a serious, even fatal, workplace accident. For example, one out-of-state man was recently killed in an...
There are many things in the workplace that are known to be dangerous. For example, firefighters know that entering a burning building is a risk. However, there are many hidden hazards in a workplace that could prove dangerous, even deadly. As a result, states require...
Those who have decided to spend the day at a ski park know that they may potentially witness an injury. However, they might expect that an injury would be in the form of a skier falling, for example. Unfortunately, at one ski park in Illinois, some visitors witnessed...
Everyday, millions of individuals make their way to a place of employment similarly to each other, although workplaces vary from location to location to best suit the needs of the company that inhabits them. Employers typically strive to ensure the safety of their...
A large portion of Americans report to work daily. When they do so, they likely do not expect that their shift could potentially be their last. Recently, however, two men lost their lives in a fatal workplace accident out on the west coast. For the families of these...
When asked to name the most dangerous occupations, few people would think to include a bakery worker on that last. However, a recent workplace accident at a bakery demonstrates the dangers and necessary safeguards necessary of working with any type of machinery in...
Maintenance workers may potentially encounter several hazards on the job that can cause serious injury or worse. Working around power and gas lines, climbing ladders and using power tools can be very dangerous. Recently, a maintenance supervisor at an Illinois...
An Illinois company has received OSHA citations for safety reasons. The Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has been cited for three safety violations after allegedly failing to protect their workers from the machines unexpectedly starting up. A violation like this one can...
