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A Northwest Side community hospital faces a possible penalty of almost $13,500 after it was cited late last year for not following federal guidelines related to respirator use for workers treating COVID-19 patients.
The action taken against Community First Medical Center in Portage Park followed an inspection that some nurses say was prompted by their complaints to federal regulators after the deaths of three of their colleagues who fell ill after being infected with the virus in 2020.
Community was cited for two “serious” violations in December, one for allegedly not testing the fit of respirator masks for employees and another for failure to provide a written “respiratory protection program” for workers, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration records.
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A man was injured in a fire Saturday night on the Northwest Side.
The blaze was reported in the 4600 block of North Delphia Avenue, according to Chicago fire officials.
The man was taken to Resurrection Medical Center in serious-to-critical condition, fire officials said.
Crews extinguished the blaze by 10:41 p.m., officials said. No other injuries were reported. Next Up In News
Mechanic crushed to death at O Hare was breadwinner for extended family: He was taking care of everyone
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People travelling wear facemasks as they walk through Chicago OHare International airport (ORD)on October 5, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
CHICAGO - Jijo George emigrated from India 17 years ago and worked hard to make things better for his family.
He earned an associates degree in mechanical engineering and landed a job as a mechanic at Envoy Air at
What’s more, he and his wife had a 2-year-old child and were expecting another within the next month, his cousin Blesson George said.
Chicago’s Resurrection Medical Center, the paper said.
Authorities determined the man’s death ‘an accident,’ though an investigation by the
U.S. Department of Labor is underway.
The husband and father of a two year old boy was expecting a second child in the next month, Chicago
Indian community organizer
Pathanapuram,
Pictured, Jijo George Chicago airport worker to death. Image via social media.
‘He was taking care of everyone’
The man earned an associates degree in mechanical engineering and landed a job as a mechanic at Envoy Air at O’Hare International
Airport about two years ago, his family said.
Jijo George is survived by his wife, who is 8-month pregnant, a young child and his parents.
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NEW YORK: A 36-year old Indian man working at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport died after being crushed by airplane equipment.
Jijo George died of multiple injuries after being crushed by an “aircraft drivable pushback apparatus” at a hangar at the airport, according to autopsy results released on Monday by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
George is survived by his wife, who is 8-month pregnant, a young child and his parents.
An online fundraiser has been organised to raise funds for George’s family. George had moved to Chicago from Pathanapuram, Kerala.