December 2, 2009

Illinois worker killed in construction accident

A 38 year-old man was killed today in an apparent Illinois construction accident. The construction accident on the grounds of the Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the construction accident victim as a Chicago man.

Details surrounding the Illinois construction accident were unclear, but Chicago police said that the construction accident victim was killed shortly after noon in an apparent construction mishap.

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October 19, 2009

Chicago construction accident death

A Chicago man died Sunday morning after falling from a Chicago construction site. The Chicago wrongful death occurred in the former site of a CTA rail repair yard.

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October 19, 2009

Chicago construction accident death

A Chicago man died Sunday morning after falling from a Chicago construction site. The Chicago wrongful death occurred in the former site of a CTA rail repair yard.

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August 25, 2009

Construction accident lawsuit alleges injuries from unsafe work site

A man has filed a personal injury lawsuit against several companies. The personal injury lawsuit alleges that the companies were responsible for a construction site accident, where a sheetrock fell on the plaintiff and caused a severe personal injury to the plaintiff’s leg. The plaintiff’s medical bills exceed $100,000.

To read more about the construction accident lawsuit.

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August 19, 2009

Chicago construction accident results in worker death

A Chicago construction worker died yesterday morning when the front end loader he was driving fell seven stories to the ground. The Chicago construction accident occurred at a Chicago Housing Authority high rise at 24th and State. The work was part of the demolition of the Harold Ickes Home.

To read more about the Chicago construction accident death.

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August 12, 2009

Chicago boy dies after construction accident

A Chicago boy was killed after he was struck in the head by a construction machine driven by his father. The construction accident occurred at a South Side Chicago construction site yesterday morning. The boy apparently fell out of the loader and was hit by its bucket.

To read more about the Chicago wrongful death.

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Posted In: Construction Injury , Current Issues , Wrongful Death

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August 8, 2009

Injury lawsuit filed after car plunges 13 feet

A Chicago injury lawsuit has been filed against a parking garage. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court and claims that the partnership failed to comply with several Codes in constructing the parking garage.

To read more about the lawsuit against the parking garage.

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August 7, 2009

Worker sues four companies after injuries near oil rig

A worker doing routine maintenance on an oil rig received severe personal injuries when a flange fell from a crane. According to the personal injury complaint, the personal injury victim was helping co-workers replace a flange when it fell from a crane and landed on top of him.

To read more about the injured worker.

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Posted In: Construction Injury , Workers' Compensation

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July 30, 2009

Chicago warehouse employee dies from workplace accident

A Chicago warehouse employee died Monday morning after being injured in a workplace accident. While at a Chicago warehouse, the workplace injury victim was hit by slabs of stone. The man suffered blunt trauma and multiple fractures from being hit with marble slabs at a marble warehouse.

To read more about the Chicago workplace accident victim.

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July 30, 2009

Woman killed in steel accident

A Merillville woman was killed in a workplace accident over the weekend at an Indiana Harbor East plant in East Chicago. The accident wrongful death victim sustained blunt force trauma as a result of an accidental death.

To read more about the wrongful death steel accident.

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July 4, 2009

Industrial accident victim wins $16.25M settlement

An ex-Marine who lost both legs in a gruesome industrial accident has obtained a $16M personal injury settlement. The firm that owns the landfill where the injury occurred and Caterpillar, Inc., the maker of the bulldozer that crushed his legs, agreed to pay the personal injury plaintiff the large settlement mid-trial.

To read more about the personal injury settlement.

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June 8, 2009

John Perconti Settles Personal Injury Lawsuit for $600,000

Recently, Chicago personal injury attorney John J. Perconti of Levin & Perconti settled a workplace injury lawsuit for $600,000 on behalf of a heating and air conditioning foreman who was injured on a job site. The construction accident occurred in Chicago in February 2004 when the victim tripped on a piece of steel that was lying in a passageway of the construction site where he was working. When he fell, he suffered a serious personal injury to his back that required several surgeries. The lawsuit alleged, among other things, that the construction company failed to provide the victim with a safe place work, failed to warn the victim of the dangerous conditions, failed to provide adequate safeguards to prevent him from injury and failed to remove debris from the passageway. To read about other Chicago personal injury lawsuits settled by Levin & Perconti, follow the link.

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April 10, 2009

100 years later: Illinois mine disaster remembered

Almost one hundred years ago, 259 miners died horribly in what became known as the Cherry Mine disaster. Some of the biggest gains in mining safety came only after the Illinois mining accident.

To read more about the Illinois mining disaster.

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April 6, 2009

State court allows construction injury lawsuits without showings of injury

A recent state court held that architects and other design professionals can be sued in product liability lawsuits for negligence even if their mistakes do not result in personal injury or property damage. The court explained that the basis of the economic loss doctrine is to separate claims for breach of contract from claims strictly for tort damages.

To read more about the construction ruling.

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March 31, 2009

Contradictions found in report on fallen bridge

An engineering firm hired by personal injury attorneys for the victims of the bridge collapse says that the cause of the disaster was the failure of a beam. The findings of the engineering firm contradict the conclusion reached by the National Transportation Safety Board.

To read more about the findings.

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March 30, 2009

Big Dig accident settlement reached

Final personal injury lawsuit settlements were reached with two companies involved in the 2006 Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapse. The construction accident killed one woman when her car was crushed by the tunnel ceiling panels. The construction accident instigated the shutdown of multiple tunnels and ramps in the area.

To read more about the construction accident settlement.

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March 15, 2009

Lawsuit filed after construction accident

An employee of a restaurant has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a roofing business for personal injuries sustained when a ladder fell on her. The personal injury lawsuit alleges that the business allowed the ladder in question to slip off the roof and land on her foot and ankle.

To read more about the construction accident.

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February 8, 2009

Crane falls in construction accident and results in wrongful death

Today, a bucket lift fell over, crashing into a building and injuring two construction workers in a construction accident. One of the construction workers died and the other is in serious condition.

To read more about the construction accident.

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January 29, 2009

Chicago side street closed after scaffolding collapses

A portion of State Street in Chicago was closed after a construction accident resulted following a scaffolding collapse. The construction accident happened at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Luckily, no personal injuries were sustained.

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January 21, 2009

Crane company to be fined over safety violations after four worker deaths

The U.S. government wishes to fine a crane company over a construction accident that wrongfully killed four workers. The workers death resulted after a massive falling crane. Not only was the crane operator inadequately trained, but the project superintendent did not ensure the crane did not reach hazardous conditions.

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