The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently fined Indiana-based roofing company Five Star Commercial Roofing Inc. $49,000 due to unsafe working conditions at a site in Bartonville, the Journal Star reported on May 1. According to an investigation conducted by OSHA, Five Star’s employees were found to have been working almost… Read More
On Thursday, May 1 Lori A. Jackson, 52, sustained fatal injuries in a head-on collision in Kankakee County. The accident occurred around 5:20 p.m. on Interstate 57 when a vehicle driven by Michelle R. Sokol, 20, crossed the center median and collided with Jackson’s car. All victims involved in the car accident were transported to… Read More
On Thursday, April 24 a Newman man died after being struck by an Amtrack train. The incident occurred in Savoy around 7 p.m. when farm chemical company employee, Brent E. Stewart, 42, drove a three-wheeled fertilizer applicator in front of a train. Emergency responders reported to the accident site near U.S. 45. Stewart was airlifted to… Read More
On Sunday, April 20 a collision in Homer claimed the life of two people. The accident occurred when a Jeep Grand Cherokee and Mercedes Benz collided at an intersection. The impact of the crash caused a fire that responding emergency crews tended to while extracting victims from their respective vehicles. Dorothy Doxtater, 62, and Scott… Read More
The presence of electrical equipment at work poses the risk of occupational injuries and accidents, especially if workers do not have proper training as to how to manage such equipment or if the company is not careful about providing a safe workplace. Data from the Electrical Safety Foundation showed that it takes at least 13 work… Read More
A three vehicle accident that occurred on I-74 this morning caused an unidentified number of people to sustain serious injuries, according to police, and has shut down both east I-74 lanes and one westbound lane in eastern Champaign County for the morning and part of the afternoon. The accident happened around 6:32 a.m. this morning… Read More
On March 11 HB6013 was introduced into the Illinois House of Representatives. If made into law, the bill would allow employers in counties with high unemployment rates to pay a reduced amount in workers’ compensation taxes. The bill was authored by state Rep. Bill Mitchell. Last Friday, March 14, Mitchell stated that the measure is… Read More
On Saturday, February 23 a Charleston woman sustained fatal injuries in a two-vehicle accident. Deanna Parke, 58, was driving along Illinois 130 south of Charleston when she was struck by a semitrailer truck. The semitrailer was driven by Bradley Neff, 23. Parke was initially transported to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center before being transferred to Carle Foundation… Read More
The Illinois’ Department of Labor (IDOL) launched an investigation into the January 27 death of an Illinois Tollway maintenance worker. In addition to the death, IDOL is investigating the exact cause of a State troopers injuries. The State trooper was injured on the same day as the toll worker’s death while helping people exit an… Read More
On Thursday, January 14 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that Justin Reed, an Illinois railroad technician may be able to proceed with a Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) retaliation lawsuit. Reed said that he was coerced by a work supervisor to sign a document stating that the company wasn’t responsible… Read More
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