The safety education company eTrain Today used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics to compile a list of the most deadly jobs in the nation. The findings were significant for workers in several industries, including the construction industry. The data...
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On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Aug 3, 2011 | Workplace Health And Safety
Many industries rely on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to make the workplace safe for their workers. Unfortunately, a surprising number of construction and other workplace accidents occur because PPE were not used properly, or at all. According to a...
Remembering family and friends killed in work accidents
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | May 3, 2011 | Workplace Health And Safety
All over Illinois and the nation, people gathered in honor of the men and women who have been injured or who lost their lives in workplace accidents. Workers' Memorial Day services were a time to express gratitude while focusing on the challenges still facing us. In...
United States District Court Issues Payments to Victims of Contaminated Heparin Syringes
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Mar 24, 2011 | Dangerous Or Defective Products, Illinois, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wisconsin, Workplace Health And Safety
In 2007 Illinois-based pharmaceutical company AM2 PAT, Inc. manufactured heparin-filled syringes contaminated with the dangerous bacteria serratia marcescens then sold the dangerous syringes to various distributors who provided them to unsuspecting patients. Many of...
Two Illinois Grain Operators Cited For Willfully Violating OSHA Labor Laws Resulting in Workers’ Deaths
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jan 30, 2011 | Construction Negligence, Department Of Labor (DOL), Illinois, Occupational Safety And Health Administration (OSHA), Workplace Health And Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor has fined two Illinois grain operators nearly $1.4 million following the deaths of three workers, including two teenagers, who were killed when they suffocated after being engulfed by grain.Haasbach LLC was issued 24 citations following an...
OSHA Investigating after Heavy Equipment falls on Workers
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jan 24, 2011 | Workplace Health And Safety
Two workers at the Good Samaritan hospital in Downers Grove were injured last week when a 3,000 pound piece of equipment fell on them. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is now investigating what caused the equipment to fall. One of the workers was...
Jury awards $2M to injured factory worker
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Dec 9, 2010 | Illinois, Legal News, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Workplace Health And Safety
On December 6, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, an eight member jury returned a verdict of $2,003,002.58 in favor of Rita Thakore, a 54 year old woman from Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Ms. Thakore was...
Unintentional Injuries: The Economic Effect Is Felt By More Than Just The Person Injured
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jul 16, 2010 | Legal News, Personal Injury, Workplace Health And Safety, Wrongful Death
According to estimates made by the National Safety Council (NSC), fatal and non-fatal unintended injuries have a surprisingly large economic impact on a national scale, an impact that the NSC says underscores the importance prevention work.The most recent estimate,...
U.S. Dept. Of Labor’s OSHA Announces Alliance With Mexican Consulate In Chicago In An Effort To Heighten Safety Standards For Latino Workers In Illinois And Wisconsin
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | May 13, 2010 | Department Of Labor (DOL), Illinois, Legal News, Occupational Safety And Health Administration (OSHA), Personal Injury, Wisconsin, Workplace Health And Safety, Wrongful Death
Mexico's Consulate General in Chicago has signed an alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to foster a partnership aimed at providing Mexican and Latino workers in Illinois and Wisconsin with access to training, education and resources...
OSHA: 14 Workers Are Killed Every Day On The Job; President Obama Declares April 28 “Worker’s Memorial Day”
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | May 5, 2010 | Construction Negligence, Department Of Labor (DOL), Legal News, Occupational Safety And Health Administration (OSHA), Personal Injury, Workplace Health And Safety, Wrongful Death
President Barack Obama, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), proclaimed April 28, 2010 to be Worker's Memorial Day to celebrate and preserve the memory "of those who have been killed due to unsafe...
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