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Grain Elevator Accident Kills 1: Equipment Fell Causing Injury All workers are entitled to the proper training and equipment to avoid workplace hazards and come home safe. Unfortunately, while virtually all accidents are preventable, they sometimes happen anyway. A terrible example of a thoroughly avoidable accident happened in North Dakota last week. The U.S….

Greyhound Bus Wreck Injures Many: Almost 50 Hurt When you travel by bus, you are trusting someone else to get you to your destination within a certain period of time, and safely. But riding in any sort of vehicle on the highway entails some risk, and sometimes the bus doesn’t get to its destination,…

Roller Coaster Lawsuit News: Six Flags Denies Wrongdoing Anyone whom has been the victim of a tragic accident needs a good lawyer to protect their rights.  Unfortunately, this is because it’s rare for any company to admit fault or admit negligence, no matter how obvious such liability would seem to be. There can often…

Surge Protector Fires: Recall Issued The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) isn’t always the fastest agency in the world when if comes to ordering recalls and other safety actions, which is one reason it’s extremely important to report a problem when you encounter it, and to take action against those responsible for any…

Greyhound Bus Accident Kills 1: Bus Hit Tractor Trailer Another Greyhound bus accident has let to another busing related death.  In the past thirty days, at least 11 people have been killed and hundreds seriously injured in accidents involving commercial motorcoach buses. Accidents in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and East Texas have involved motorcoach buses in…

Karnes County Well Explosion: At Least One Worker Burned A fiery explosion at an oil well site in Karnes Count, Texas near Gillett, Texas has left one worker burned.  The accident happened early in the morning today and in a fairly rural area of Karnes County, Texas.  According to reports, four fire departments responded…

Infection due to Bacteria Cited W.S. Badger Co. Inc., a New Hampshire company that describes itself as a leading manufacturer of natural and organic sunscreens, has announced a recall of nearly 30,000 tubes of Badger sunscreens for children and babies because of testing uncovered possible contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria and fungi. The products…

Another Chemical Plant Explosion:  Major Tragedy Averted According to authorities in the area, the Danlin Industries chemical plant in Thomas, Oklahoma caught fire last week, engulfing the entire plant and heating a number of pressurized containers to the point that they caused several explosions.  Initial reports by the Thomas Fire Department from the scene…

Eagle Ford Roads Getting More Dangerous: Gravel Coming The oil and gas boom in the Eagle Ford Shale play has had a negative effect on the roads in the area, and drivers are forced to wind their way through cracked asphalt, gaping potholes and shoulders that are falling to pieces. The roads were never…

Nanomaterial Dangers Explored: Risks Unknown As technology continues to move forward, nanomaterials will become an ever-greater factor in manufacturing of all sorts of products. Because of their unique properties, they can be used to create everything from drugs capable of selectively attacking cancer cells, clothing that resist stains, ever more powerful electronic devices and…