{"id":4539,"date":"2014-12-09T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T10:53:30","slug":"2-million-cook-county-jury-verdict-disc-injured-construction-worker-chicago-loop-train-station-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/2-million-cook-county-jury-verdict-disc-injured-construction-worker-chicago-loop-train-station-project\/","title":{"rendered":"$2 Million Cook County Jury Verdict for Disc-Injured Construction Worker at Chicago Loop Train Station Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 27, 2009, Daniel Fleck, a union sprinkler fitter employed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfpc.com\/\">Global Fire Protection<\/a>, was working at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. This work occurred during the MetraMarket construction project that was under way on the lower level. Fleck was 39 years old at the time. The construction project was headed by general contractor defendant, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weoneil.com\/about\/locations.aspx\">O\u2019Neil Construction Co.<\/a> The Ogilvie Transportation Center is located at 118 N. Canal Street in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Fleck contended that he injured his lower back while he attempted to lift and install a 110-pound dry pipe valve at the construction site. While attempting this lift, Fleck was caused to re-herniate his lumbar disc, which required spinal surgery in 2010. Fleck was unable to return to work as a sprinkler fitter and is currently unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>Fleck maintained that the customary industry practice for hoisting the sprinkler valve was to be done from an anchor in the ceiling, but O\u2019Neil Construction prohibited Fleck from using a hoisting device to install the valve, which forced him to lift the heavy valve by hand.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/2-million-cook-county-jury-verdict-disc-injured-construction-worker-chicago-loop-train-station-project\/#more-4539\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 27, 2009, Daniel Fleck, a union sprinkler fitter employed by Global Fire Protection, was working at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. This work occurred during the MetraMarket construction project that was under way on the lower level. Fleck was 39 years old at the time. 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