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Every day, thousands of Illinois workers go to a job that requires them to use equipment which has the potential to cause serious injury or death.  Without that equipment, much of industry would ground to a halt or be far less productive.  When workers are injured on the job, they look first to receive worker's compensation benefits to address the immediate need to support their family and pay their medical expenses.

However, when the true cause of their injury was a dangerous or defective piece of machinery or industrial equipment, the injured worker can look to file a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of the equipment for damages for lost wages, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and disability.

Some products which have been involved in work-related accidents include:

• Asbestos - this product was commonly used in many industries and products because of its heat resistant properties.  Unfortunately when inhaled, it caused a serious illness known as mesothelioma, as well as lung and stomach cancers.
• Punch presses - unguarded pinch points and defects in the activation system for the ram have been the cause of many Illinois workers losing fingers, hands, and arms in these powerful machines.
• Nail guns - these devices propel nails at speeds as high as 1,400 feet per second.  They are subject to accident discharges, with the speeding nail causing serious injuries once it reaches a person.

When a workplace accident happens that involves an industrial product, it is crucial that the remains of the product be preserved and not be altered or repaired until it can be carefully examined by a qualified engineer or other expert.  Destroying or altering the product may result in the loss of your case and the potential for thousands of dollars in compensation.

Workplace injuries involving dangerous and defective products are complex cases which should not be undertaken without the assistance of an experienced, well-qualified personal injury lawyer who can obtain the necessary experts to show the defect in the product and handle the relationship between the products liability personal injury lawsuit and the worker's compensation claim.

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• Concrete pump failure kills construction worker
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• Coalport man killed by forklift in lumber yard accident
• Log splitting machine recalled

Library for Dangerous Industrial Products:

• Types of Third Party Liability Lawsuits - Defective and Dangerous Industrial Products   
  Description: Many Illinois workers are injured by products they work with every day because the products have a design defect or insufficient warnings or instructions. Learn about the types of third party product liability lawsuits lawyers in our Chicago law firm have handled on behalf of injured Illinois workers.
• Asbestos and Mesothelioma - The Basics [PDF]   
  Description: Asbestos was widely used in the manufacture of heat absorbing products such as insulation, brakes, and other industrial equipment. It generates tiny dust particles which when inhaled cause serious and fatal diseases such as asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer, and stomach cancer. Learn more about it and the rights you have.
• Preserving Defective Industrial and Work Products for Lawsuits [PDF]   
  Description: When accidents happen involving defective products, the natural instinct is to throw it out or fix it. Our Chicago personal injury law firm shows why that can be the worst thing for your defective work or industrial products case.

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Web Resources for Dangerous Industrial Products:

• NIOSH Asbestos Resource Page

  Description: Information regarding asbestos from NIOSH

• OSHA's Asbestos Information Page

  Description: Information from OSHA concerning asbestos regulations and standards, exposure levels, hazards, and other topics.

• Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission

  Description: The offical site of the Worker's Compensation Commission, the body which adjudicates worker's compensation cases in Illinois.

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