Chicago Injury Attorney Blog

In Chicago, a 32-year-old man is in intensive care and paralyzed from the neck down after getting hit by what he says was falling masonry. Rogelio Rodriguez says he pushed a woman out of the way so that a slab of falling concrete wouldn’t strike her. He was hit instead.

Rodriguez’s wife, Amelia, says the accident occurred on August 15 close to Cermak and Damen. Meantime, Chicago police confirm that an accident occurred close to Damen and 22nd next to a building under construction but did not issue specific details. Amelia says Rodriguez, the family’s main source of support, is in a great deal of pain and will have to undergo surgery.

If you were injured because you believe that another party was reckless or careless, you may be entitled to receive personal injury compensation for your injuries, medical and recovery costs, and other damages. Some personal injuries can be catastrophic, and the expenses incurred from treating and living with such a serious injury can be too much for one’s medical insurance to cover.

Construction Accidents
While construction workers are the ones most prone to serious injury in most construction accidents, there are accidents that occur when innocent bystanders or others that happen to be at or around the site are the ones that get hurt.

Some examples of constructions accidents:

• Falling debris
• Fall accidents
• Defective machinery
• Crane collapses
• Scaffolding accidents
• Site explosions

Hero paralyzed saving woman, Chicago Sun-Times, August 27, 2008

Man paralyzed by falling debris, ABClocal.go.com, August 25, 2008

Related Web Resources:

Spinal Cord Injuries, MedlinePlus.com

Construction Safety, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC.gov