{"id":3731,"date":"2014-06-09T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2014-08-09T08:13:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-09T13:13:09","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-finds-osha-violations-raise-duty-care-hold-parties-responsible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-finds-osha-violations-raise-duty-care-hold-parties-responsible\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Finds That OSHA Violations Did Not Raise Duty of Care to Hold Parties Responsible"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 19, 2007, Jose Torres was a day worker hired by Brandenburg Industrial Services Co.<\/a>, a contractor responsible for labor, material, equipment and supervision. The contractor agreed to provide all of the safety measures necessary for the demolition of the Gutmann Leather operation and tannery on the Chicago River. Gutmann had closed in 2006, and it chose to demolish its tannery. The tannery had been in operation since 1870.<\/p>\n

Gutmann hired Gabriel Environmental Services<\/a> because of federal Environmental Protection Agency guidelines regarding heavy metal contamination caused by the tannery\u2019s operation. Gabriel was hired to assess the site, plan what action needed to be taken and hire a contractor to prepare the Gutmann property for sale. Gabriel also was to supervise the work that was being done in the demolition. Gabriel hired Brandenburg to do the demolition work.<\/p>\n

In turn, Brandenburg hired Windy City Antique Brick Co.<\/a> to retrieve, organize and haul away bricks at the site. Jose Torres was killed when a front-end loader owned by Brandenburg and operated by another Brandenburg employee ran into him.<\/p>\n

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