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Man hung in cell for hours at St. Louis lockup while guards streamed Netflix | Law and order | stltoday.com

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The St. Louis Community Release Center is a 550-bed facility for people coming out of the state prison system. An internal investigation alleges all kinds of mishaps.

Source: Man hung in cell for hours at St. Louis lockup while guards streamed Netflix | Law and order | stltoday.com

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Lawsuits may be filed for money damages in situations such as this. The basis is that the release center employees have a duty to properly supervise and protect inmates. This would include protecting inmates from self harm. In this circumstance the facility was on notice that the inmate had mental health problems.

Boy on bike struck and killed by vehicle in St. Louis’ Patch neighborhood | Law and order | stltoday.com

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The boy was hit just after 6:30 p.m., according to police. They said the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene.

Source: Boy on bike struck and killed by vehicle in St. Louis’ Patch neighborhood | Law and order | stltoday.com

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Heartbreaking. Accident reconstruction is usually used to determine location of collision, speed of vehicles, impact data, braking, and visibility information.

 

One man injured in Lincoln body-shop blaze

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LINCOLN — Firefighters spent much of Wednesday afternoon battling a blaze at a Lincoln auto body shop that damaged the building and left one man with severe injuries.The Lincoln Fire Department was called to Treu Body Works, 925 N. Kickapoo St., just before 11:30 a.m. for a fire inside the paint room at the 12,000-square-foot, two-building facility.As surrounding agencies arrived, the fire had grown to the point that the roof of the building nearest to the road began to collapse.The

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Employees injured in an explosion or fire may still file for Illinois Workers’ Compensation benefits even if the cause is unknown. Firefighters injured fighting the fire may also file for work comp benefits.

Woman’s suit says she was assaulted by unsupervised VA patient in St. Louis | Law and order | stltoday.com

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Woman’s suit says mentally ill man was not properly monitored by the VA.

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A person may sue for injuries if the controlling party is aware that a someone under its responsibility may cause harm to another and it does not take the proper precautions to protect others.

2017 – 03/22/2017 – OSHA, Operation Engineers, Local 150, renew alliance to train, protect Illinois heavy equipment operators | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Source: 2017 – 03/22/2017 – OSHA, Operation Engineers, Local 150, renew alliance to train, protect Illinois heavy equipment operators | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA and union work together to protect Illinois heavy equipment operators. On the job injuries may result in both an Illinois Workers’ Compensation claim and an OSHA violation.