A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of an ironworker who lost his life during construction work at The Boulevard Place retail center in Will County.

Ironworker Thomas Kircher died from injuries suffed on the jobsite Dec. 15, according a news release from the Disparti Law Group, which is handling the case and has an office in Plainfield.

The lawsuit was filed Dec. 18 in Will County Circuit Court.

“The lawsuit seeks accountability for what the family alleges were preventable safety failures that led to the ironworker’s death,” according to the release.

The Boulevard Place is a retail, residential and office development located on a site primarily in Plainfield but also in Joliet. It is at the northwest corner of the interchange of Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 30.

Kircher is survived by two sons, Alexander and Joseph.

Alexander is listed as the plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Thomas Kircher was described as “a good dad and good person” by state Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, in a Facebook posting.

Benton said he was a “fellow brother ironworker and friend.”

“He cared so much about being union, an ironworker in Ironworkers Local 444 Union Hall, a caring and good person. But what he was proud of most was his family,” Benton said.

Defendants are listed as CBRE Inc., developer of The Boulevard Place; Vequity Construction LLC; Nick’s Metal Fabricating & Son; and Novak Construction Co.

The Boulevard Place includes a Costco store, Olive Garden and Cooper’s Hawk restaurants, as well as other businesses that are open or under development.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident, according to the release.