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Several workers in northern Iowa were working to unclog a sewer line when one of the sewer workers was overcome by sewer gas and died. The work site was in North Sioux City, Iowa. It’s reported that the safety rules were not followed and the men were overcome by sewer gas while working to unplug the line. Confined space safety [...]

When you are injured at work in Iowa, it is unlikely your employer will permit you to choose which doctor you see.  The Iowa Workers’ Compensation system limits workers’ choice of medical care to treat occupational injuries.  In fact, with few exceptions your employer generally has the right to select and direct your medical care provided they [...]

A strike by laborers in the construction industry devastates progress for crucial projects and has widespread effects, from increased traffic which is the product of stalled roadwork, to businesses that rely on the timely completion of a project.  For almost three weeks now, construction workers on strike in Illinois have been holding out for better [...]

Any classic American occupation can conjure iconic images. Mentioning “construction work” reminds us of the Industrial Revolution, with capable men raising skyscrapers protected only by a pair of sturdy boots and a yellow hard hat. Every bridge, highway, and city skyline as we know it today was built through the efforts of these hard working [...]

July was construction safety month, providing much-needed safety information for an industry with a consistently high accident rate, resulting in both injuries and deaths. But plenty of dangers lurk indoors as well; many factory workers are exposed to similar hazards each day. Case in point: the steel industry. And, although there aren’t nearly the same [...]

We all roll the dice when we step outside each day; safety hazards are everywhere. But some of us have better odds than others; it largely depends on the type of work that we perform. As fellow attorney Steve Lombardi and his colleagues have been explaining for the last month or so, construction workers are [...]

We have certain traditions for summertime in Chicago: the Crosstown Classic, the Taste, and construction. We all know about construction season in the city, and while most of us mark it by standstill moments with our bumper-to-bumper fellow motorists, it is also concretely marked by potholes dotting the roadways.
Potholes give us a reason to welcome [...]

Some say there are two seasons in Chicago: winter and construction. With construction season upon us, the safety forecast is bleak. The nature and number of projects going on in the Chicagoland area makes construction work risky business.
Injury Board member Jeff Rasansky recently reported a crane accident that killed a construction worker in Dallas. Unfortunate [...]

One would assume that safe work practices on construction sites would be the top priority of everyone involved in the industry.  Few occupations pose the risks and hazards of those encountered by workers involved in the construction of buildings, bridges and other structures.  These safety concerns were recognized in 1907 with the passage of the [...]