Two Peoria companies among 4 cited by OSHA in fatal explosion in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — Federal inspectors have cited four companies as part of an investigation into a fatal explosion last October at the Springfield Metro Sanitary District’s Sugar Creek plant. Roger Creason, 42, of Riverton, a longtime member of Laborers Local 477, died six days later from injuries he sustained in the accident. Creason was leak-testing joints inside a 54-inch round pipe when an inflatable “bladder” ruptured. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Heart breaking explosion resulting in death of young man. Shows legal process. Family of worker entitled to Illinois Workers’ Compensation death benefits and files a wrongful death lawsuit against other companies involved in accident.

Worker killed, 3 injured when beam falls in Des Plaines | Chicago Sun-Times

OSHA is investigating after a worker was killed and three others injured when a 45-ton steel beam fell at a construction site in Des Plaines.

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Horrific accident. Multiple lawsuits may result. A workers’ compensation claim, negligence lawsuit and OSHA fines.

WorkersCompensation.com CompNewsNetwork – Death of 18-Year-Old Apprentice at Bridge Resurfacing Project Marks Company’s 3rd Fatality Since 2012

Source: WorkersCompensation.com CompNewsNetwork – Death of 18-Year-Old Apprentice at Bridge Resurfacing Project Marks Company’s 3rd Fatality Since 2012

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Horrible result from gross oversight on employer’s part. Shows that our actions certainly have consequences. OSHA violations, Workers’ Compensation claim, and in some circumstances a third party claim may result.

Illinois budget impasse may be broken with workers comp compromise – Watchdog.org

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin thinks reforming workers comp is where Republicans and Democrats in Illinois can start to come together.

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Be very nervous when Illinois Workers’ Compensation is the focus of the legislature and the Governor. It can only get worse for injured workers in this State.