3M loses another defective product lawsuit
More than 300,000 people in Illinois and around the country have filed lawsuits against the multinational manufacturer 3M over allegedly defective earplugs. Most of the plaintiffs are former members of the military who were issued the earplugs while serving in Iraq...
Defective equipment is responsible for too many workplace accidents
It may be true that workplace accidents are sometimes caused by the carelessness of the worker. However, often the real culprit for the injury is poorly maintained or faulty equipment, and the worker is not to blame at all. There are several ways that defective...
Potentially hazardous chainsaws are recalled
Illinois residents who purchased DeWalt chainsaws in 2021 should them carefully to make sure that they are not covered by a recent recall. The Maryland-based power tool manufacturer is recalling about 8,500 of its DWCS600 models because they could continue to run even...
Common workplace eye injuries and how to prevent them
Some employees in Illinois face certain challenges in keeping safe. Depending on the type of work performed, eye injuries can occur. It’s important to know about them and how to prevent them from happening. How can eye injuries occur at work? Eye injuries suffered on...
The common causes of car accidents
Car accidents are a fact of life in Illinois in both the urban areas and the rural regions of the state. Collisions happen for a wide variety of reasons, but many accidents are the result of driver activity or failure to pay close attention while in transit....
The dangers of working in cold weather
Temperatures in Illinois regularly fall into the single digits during the winter months, which places workers who spend a considerable amount of time outdoors vulnerable to hypothermia. This is a condition that develops when the body loses more warmth than it can...
The dangers of truck driver fatigue in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Transportation reports that thousands of truck accidents occur every year. One of the major contributing factors to this disastrous occurrence is driver's fatigue. Here's how a tired truck driver poses a significant threat on the road. Truck...
Common hazards that holiday road trippers face
Christmas and New Year's Eve are just around the corner. For many of us in Belleville and the rest of southern Illinois, this year's holidays mean a long road trip to visit friends or family. Especially after having to stay home in 2020, millions of Americans are...
Another recall due to faulty airbags in Illinois
Defective airbags have caused many injuries and even deaths of drivers in Illinois and the country as a whole. A Japanese automotive parts company that makes airbags, Takata Corporation, has recalled vehicles affected for repair and the necessary replacement. Here's...
Can you recover workers’ compensation for a back injury?
People who live in Illinois sometimes suffer injuries that prevent them from working. Back injuries can be particularly debilitating. It’s important to know whether you can collect workers’ compensation in this situation. How common are back injuries? Back injuries...
