An early morning car chase ended up causing injury to a window washer on scaffolding upon collision with the scaffolding in downtown Chicago.

During the early morning hours of April 26^th, the driver of an Infiniti was headed east on Ohio Street when a BMW began following the car and rear-end it once. The BMW hit the first car again, this time causing the Infiniti to lose control and hit a taxi cab. It then hit a Ford truck that is owned by a window cleaning company.

The truck or the Infiniti then hit the scaffolding. A worker was on top of the scaffolding, cleaning windows to a restaurant. The worker then fell 25 feet to the ground. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where the worker’s condition was stabilized. The taxi driver was taken to Northwestern as well but he was treated and released.

An accident between two cars does not affect only the people in the cars, bystanders can be injured as well. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been hurt as the result of a car accident, call Spiros Law at 815-9292-9292 for professional legal presentation. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

On Friday, April 20^th, firefighters responded to reports of a chemical odor at a Chicago Northwest Side grade school. At least five ambulances arrived at the school in the 2000 block of North Mobile during the EMS Plan 1 and a Level 1 Hazmat response.

First reports stated the odor smelled like pepper spray and came into Luther Burbank Elementary School through ventilation that takes in outside air. When the first responders arrived, there was no apparent evidence of the pepper spray but a meter reading showed that the air quality contained elements of pepper spray.

Several students were checked over by medical responders but none were deemed seriously injured. Two adult were taken to West Suburban Hospital Medical Center and Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center in good condition.

Dangerous chemicals move through the air and are not always visible. If you or a loved one knows someone who has experienced chemical poisoning, call Spiros Law at 8150929-9292 for experienced legal representation. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A weekday evening in April saw a car in Skokie crashed through the front windows of a bedding store, causing damage to the store and merchandise.

John Belcher, a salesman at the Bedding Experts store located on the 4800 block of West Dempster Avenue, was sitting at his desk on Wednesday, April 18^th when a car suddenly vaulted into the middle of the store around 9 p.m. The car drove 20 -25 feet into the store, smashing into beds. The driver, a 57-year-old woman, apparently lost control of her car as she was making a left turn.

Belcher estimated that the store lost merchandise valued between $20K and $30K. He was the only person in the store at the time and received no injuries from the incident. The driver was not injured and declined medical attention. At this time no tickets have been issued for the accident.

Accidents can occur at home or in the workplace. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to explore your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

On April 10, 2012, a federal jury awarded relatives of a truck driver over $1 million from a lawsuit claiming the man was denied prompt medical attention after a vehicular accident.

In 2008, Donald Wells was driving a semi-tractor trailer truck that careened off an expressway in the city of Chicago. The truck crashed into the Chinatown Red Line CTA station, striking pedestrians and the station’s main stairwell that leads up to the elevated tracks. Two people were killed and 21 were injured in the incident.

Well’s family claimed in the lawsuit that the Metamora, Michigan resident was delayed from getting needed medical attention by Chicago police officers. He died a few weeks after the accident. The federal jury awarded the settlement after holding the city responsible for detaining Wells too long.

City of Chicago attorneys stated that they will challenge the decision.

If you or a loved one has lost someone to a workplace accident, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 for expert legal representation. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A Bedford Park, Illinois plant was the site of a workplace accident when a worker had her hair caught in a machine.

The worker was working at a machine in the ACH Foods plant that bottles corn oil in the morning hours on April 9, 2012 when her hair became caught in the machinery. Bedford Park Fire Department was called to the plant around 8:30 a.m. and were able to remove the worker from the machine.

The worker was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. It was determined that the worker suffered a head injury but that the injuries were minor. According to a company spokesperson, it is unknown how the injury occurred and the plant remains open for business.

Accidents at the workplace happen and workers gets hurt. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been hurt on the job, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 for expert legal representation for workman’s compensation. Visit the Website at www.spiroslaw.com.

The Chicago Fire Department fire chief was sent to the hospital on March 28^th when a minivan struck the chief’s SUV while he was on the way to a fire call.

The chief was on his way to a fire in the 9200 block of Greenwood in the Burnside neighborhood on the far Southside of Chicago just before 9 p.m. that night. Near the intersection of 95^th Street and Stoney Island Avenue, the chief was hit by a Dodge Caravan driven by Nicole Chaparro.

According to Fire Department Chief Joseph Roccasalva, the SUV rolled over a couple of times. The fire chief in the SUV was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious-to-critical but stable condition. Six other victims, including two boys ages 6 and 10, were taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital and South Shore Hospital, all in fair condition. Chapparo was cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

No one plans to have an accident while at work. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been in a vehicular accident while at work, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 for professional representation. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A man from Sandwich was killed after a forklift accident occurred in Sycamore Mendards.

According to police officials, the accident occurred just after 2:30 p.m. when a worker was found unconscious. County officials stated that the man was operating a forklift at the pack storage lot when he was somehow trapped in the machine.

The man was doing maintenance at the time and it is unknown whether or not there were any witnesses to the incident. The worker was pronounced dead at 3 p.m. that day.

Workplace accidents can occur unexpectedly and change the lives of all involved. Our deepest thoughts are with the friends and family of the victims at this time.

A workplace accident on March 27, 2012 led to the death of a Menards employee who lived in Sandwich, Illinois. The accident took place in a Menards store in Sycamore, Illinois.

The Menards employee was doing maintenance work at the Sycamore store using a forklift when he became trapped in the machine and was crushed. Area fire and police departments were called to the scene about 2:30 p.m. in what was described as an industrial accident.

Evaristo Alvarado, 56, was not conscious when he was found and had turned blue. He was pronounced dead at 3 p.m. by the DeKalb County Coroner.  Authorities are investigating the incident further. Alvarado normally worked at the Menards distribution center in Plano and was doing maintenance work at the Sycamore location.

A workplace accident changes everything for some people. If you or a loved one knows someone who has suffered a life-threatening injury at their workplace, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to explore their legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A 56-year-old man lost his life in a Colorado warehouse when he was trapped under pinto beans.

Raymond Segura Jr. was working at the Kelley Bean Company in Brush, Colorado when he became trapped under pinto beans. Emergency personnel were called to the warehouse and began digging for Segura. It was reported that dozens of workers and four inmates assisted in the search for the victim.

According to Morgan County Undersheriff Dave Martin, rescuers spent an hour trying to dig Segura out of the pile. At this time it is unknown how the accident occurred, how the victim became trapped or the exact cause of death. An investigation is currently underway.

Workplace accidents can be sudden and life altering. If you or a loved one has lost a family member in a workplace accident, call Spiros Law at 8150929-9292 for professional representation. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

Fire gutted a 90,000 square foot building on Grinnell Road in Kankakee that was the home to three businesses. The strong winds of Friday, September 2, 2011 propelled the fire that caused explosions and fifty foot high flames. Smoke from the fire was seen ten miles away.

The fire started in the southern section of the building that was home to River Valley Recycling around 1:30 p.m. At times the sounds of muffled explosions were heard and were thought to be caged propane tanks used at the recycling plant.

The tanks were apparently the cause of the high flames.

Kankakee Fire Chief Ron Young was told that no one remained in the building and no firefighters were hurt while containing the blaze. However, the building housed two other businesses – Tru –Cut Machinery and a tannery – that have lost equipment in the fire.

Not all workplace fires end injury free. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been injured in a workplace fire, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to explore your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.