I recently blogged about American workers who are injured by lawn mowers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that 230,000 people were treated in hospital emergency rooms in 1992 for injuries associated with lawn and garden tools. As the summer months are in full swing, those of us who do not outsource the [...]

It’s summer in Chicago; sometime between the stifling humidity and driving rain, we find time to enjoy the great outdoors. But with the snow cleared away and the barbeque grills out comes a new set of responsibilities. Weekend warriors spend their ‘relaxation’ time wrestling with branches and weeds gone awry. While we complained our way [...]

Pneumatic nail gun safety is something that Injury Board member attorneys Steve Lombardi, Brooks Schuelke, David Mittleman, and Jean Martin have recently been addressing. For those who have been hit hard by what has been classified as the deadliest tornado season in over a decade, the ramifications of nail guns have potentially different effects. Technology [...]