Chicago Magnet Wire Corp.

Description

42 employees were exposed to various hazardous substances during the coating of wire. Workers suffered headaches, hacking coughs, skin rashes, ulcers, kidney and lung failure, impotence, memory loss and deep depression. Defendants exposed employees to numerous federally regulated substances in the workplace; failed to provide necessary safety instructions and equipment and health monitoring systems; provided inadequate ventilation and maintained dangerously overheated working conditions.

Prosecutors:

State's Attorney Jay Magnuson; Christine Opp; Adam Bottner; State's Attorney Jack O'Malley

Incident Type: Chemical Exposure

County: Cook

State: IL

Date: June 8, 1908

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Victims

First	Last	Age	Title	Employer	Injury Type
Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Chicago Magnet Wire	Injury

Defendants

Name	Type	Title	Plea Info.	Conviction Sentence
Allan Simon	Individual	Officer	Unavailable	Trial court dismissed the charges. Appelate court affirmed. The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed the dismissal of charges and remanded the case. On remand, Judge Earl Strayhorn dismissed all charges.
	Crimes Charged:		Penal Crimes: Aggravated Battery; Reckless Conduct; Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Battery	Other Crimes: None
Antony Jordan	Individual	President	Unavailable	Trial court dismissed the charges. Appelate court affirmed. The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed the dismissal of charges and remanded the case. On remand, Judge Earl Strayhorn dismissed all charges.
	Crimes Charged:		Penal Crimes: Aggravated Battery; Reckless Conduct; Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Battery	Other Crimes: None
Kevin Keane	Individual	Plant Manager	Unavailable	Trial court dismissed the charges. Appelate court affirmed. The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed the dismissal of charges and remanded the case. On remand, Judge Earl Strayhorn dismissed all charges.
	Crimes Charged:		Penal Crimes: Aggravated Battery; Reckless Conduct; Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Battery	Other Crimes: None
Frank Asta	Individual	Officer	Unavailable	Trial court dismissed the charges. Appelate court affirmed. The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed the dismissal of charges and remanded the case. On remand, Judge Earl Strayhorn dismissed all charges.
	Crimes Charged:		Penal Crimes: Aggravated Battery; Reckless Conduct; Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Battery	Other Crimes: None
Gerald Colby	Individual	Officer	Unavailable	Trial court dismissed the charges. Appelate court affirmed. The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed the dismissal of charges and remanded the case. On remand, Judge Earl Strayhorn dismissed all charges.
	Crimes Charged:		Penal Crimes: Aggravated Battery; Reckless Conduct; Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Battery	Other Crimes: None
Chicago Magnet Wire Corp.	Entity	Entity	Unavailable	Trial court dismissed the charges. Appelate court affirmed. The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed the dismissal of charges and remanded the case. On remand, Judge Earl Strayhorn dismissed all charges.
	Crimes Charged:		Penal Crimes: Aggravated Battery; Reckless Conduct	Other Crimes: None