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The field of construction worker accidents is as wide-ranging as any other. With dozens of people doing dozens of different jobs, construction workers can be injured while working on scaffolding, or while welding pieces of metal together.

While different state and federal laws regulate the construction injury law, our Illinois construction accident lawyers are experts in your state laws and can help you file a lawsuit against whomever is responsible for your construction accident injuries.

You many also want to read up on these construction accident topics:

  • Crane accidents
  • Slip and fall accidents
  • Scaffolding accidents
  • Welding rod accidents
  • Dangerous or defective equipment accidents
  • Electrocution
  • Hazardous waste or materials exposure
  • Hearing loss

Have you, or someone you know, been involved in a construction accident? Are you currently seeking legal information regarding Illinois construction accident laws? If so, contact one of our Illinois construction accident attorneys today!

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
It isn't necessary for someone to witness your construction accident in order to sue and recover money damages.
If your version of the construction accident, at the site, in the hospital and in testimony you have given to you lawyer do not conflict and no one has directly contradicted your account, you may still be able to sue and recover money damages for your injuries even though there were no witnesses.

 


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Latest news about construction cases in Illinois and nationwide:

Construction Accident At A Waste Treatment Facility
Two employees of Albuquerque-based Magnum Steel, a subcontractor to the Laboratory, were injured Wednesday in a construction accident at a waste tr...
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Fatal Atlanta Construction Accident Leads to $76,000 OSHA Penalty For Archer Western
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Archer Western Contractors and proposed penalti...
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OSHA Cites Cell Phone Tower Construction Company Following Accident At Robertsdale, Ala., Site; Proposes $70,700 Penalty
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today cited Doty Moore Tower Services, Inc., for ...
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Construction Terms

 


Today's Terms

Negligence

Definition:
Failure to use that degree of care, which an ordinary person of reasonable prudence would use under the given or similar circumstances

Acute Exposure

Definition:
A single exposure to a toxic substance, which results in severe biological harm or death. Acute exposures are usually characterized as lasting no longer than a day, as compared to longer, continuing exposure over a period of time.

Abutment

Definition:
The lateral supporting structure of an arch, bridge or similar pressure; that part of a pier or wall from which an arch springs, specifically the support at either end of an arch, beam or bridge; that part of a structure which takes the thrust of a beam, arch, vault, truss or girder; the part of a bridge that supports the end of the span and prevents the bank from sliding under it; a foundation that carries gravity and also thrust loads.

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Construction Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Construction:

  • Crane Accidents
  • Slip and Fall Accidents
  • Scaffolding Accidents
  • Welding Rod Accidents
  • Electrocution Shock

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Illinois Construction-Accident Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need a Construction-Accident attorney you should contact our Construction-Accident Attorney as soon as possible:

Arlington Heights
Aurora
Bartlett
Berwyn
Bolingbrook
Buffalo Grove
Carol Stream
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Cicero
Des Plaines
Elgin
Glenview
Granite City

Harvey
Joliet
Lockport
Lombard
Mchenry
Moline
Mount Prospect
Normal
Oak Lawn
Palatine
Plainfield
Tinley Park
Waukegan
Wheaton

 


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