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An insurer has no duty to indemnify a construction company over a carpenter’s fatal fall because an employee injury exclusion bars coverage, an Illinois appeals court ruled Wednesday. Ramiro Godinez, a carpenter arriving for his first day at a Waukegan hotel construction project on Sept. 19, 2017, fell more than 20 feet while retrieving tools from a plywood box raised…

An Illinois appeals court on Monday upheld workers compensation benefits for an ice cream plant employee who broke his foot while walking in sandals to a break room to charge his phone. Shawn Anderson had clocked in at Ice Cream Specialties Inc. on Oct. 3, 2022, but had not changed into his work boots when he headed toward the break…

Workers with less than two years on the job accounted for 54% of workers compensation injuries in 2022-2024, despite representing roughly one-third of the workforce, according to a Workers Compensation Research Institute report released Wednesday. Nearly four in 10 injuries occurred during employees’ first year with an employer, including 16% during their first three months, the Waltham, Massachusetts-based institute found.…

Falls accounted for 844 workplace deaths in 2024, including 666 falls to a lower level, according to a National Safety Council analysis released Thursday that examined injury and fatality events tied to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s most frequently cited safety standards. The council’s report draws on Bureau of Labor Statistics data to examine hazards associated with the OSHA’s…