WorkersCompensation.com CompNewsNetwork – Owner of Construction Company Covered When He Fell and Became Paralyzed While Working on Own Home Dirk May Law December 19, 2012 WorkersCompensation.com CompNewsNetwork – Owner of Construction Company Covered When He Fell and Became Paralyzed While Working on Own Home. Click above to read. Workers’ Compensation coverage is broad in Illinois. So a similar result may happen here.