- Shannon Weidemann | June 28, 2007 3:14 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesA sulfuric acid spill at Mallinckrodt Chemical in Raleigh forced the evacuation of the building and the Hazmat team was brought in. The hazardous substance leaked from a storage tank into a containment basin. The accident happened this morning at the plant on Capital Boulevard. Officials say the leak, which was reported about 7:30 a.m., is confined to the company's property and initially...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 27, 2007 4:08 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsA truck driver claims the brakes on his coal hauler failed causing an accident that left coal over the road and hillside. The trucking accident happened in Wellsburg on Mechling Hill Road. Rob McMahon, Brooke County director of emergency services, told the Brooke County Commission Tuesday part of the truck's load fell from the road and along the hillside above a reservoir many feet...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 25, 2007 3:54 PM |
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MiscellaneousOfficials are urging people to stay safe during the July 4th firework season. Fireworks can cause serious injury if not used properly. North Carolina allows the use of "safe and sane" fireworks. "Safe and sane" generally means those that do not leave the ground, shoot projectiles into the air or explode. In the permitted category are amusements such as smoke balls, sparklers, toy trick...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 23, 2007 2:38 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA man went to a Mission Viejo hospital in 2004, was misdiagnosed and later suffered a stroke. He was awarded $11.7 Million by a jury in the medical malpractice case he brought against the doctors who treated him. He had an infection that spread to his brain and caused the stroke. When Crumes went to the emergency room at Mission Hospital, he told doctors that in 1993 he was operated on for...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 21, 2007 3:41 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA 42-year-old construction worker died in a trench collapse on a worksite in Phoenix, Arizona earlier this month. He was working on a new movie theater going in at a mall. The trench was around 6 feet deep. The worker fell in as the trench collapsed about 3 p.m. and was partially covered by dirt and concrete. He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Sgt. Joel Tranter, a Phoenix police...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2007 2:21 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesThe recent recall of Thomas the Tank Engine toys for containing lead paint has joined a long string of recalls of toys and other products made in China. Lead is a toxic substance that can cause brain damage. 24 kinds of toys have been recalled so far this year, every one of them made in China. Over all, the number of products made in China that are being recalled in the United States by the...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 17, 2007 2:38 PM |
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MiscellaneousGMAC tried to reposses a car by sending a tow truck driver to collect the car. The owner of the car blocked the path of the truck with his golf cart. The man claims that he was injured when the tow truck driver drove the car into the golf cart. He is suing the tow truck driver for personal injury. Clawson claims Turner "attempted to repossess his car in a manner that was not done peacefully...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 14, 2007 2:40 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 15-year-old high school student was killed and three of his friends injured in a car accident early Sunday morning. The car was driven by a 17-year-old and had two other teenage passengers. They were out for a late night fast food run. Police said the wreck happened at 12:01 a.m. Sunday in the 5000 block of Colony Road, near Sharon View Road. A police report said Jeremiah lost control of...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 12, 2007 2:32 PM |
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Wrongful DeathA nursing home in Dunbar, West Virginia has had a wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit filed against it. The family of a former resident has filed the suit claiming that he died of injuries suffered in the home. The suit says Combs entered the home at the age of 77, with dementia. While there, he was inflicted with several injuries, including "pneumonia; dehydration; pressure sores;...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 11, 2007 10:24 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 51-year-old man from Harrisburg died after driving his car into a Charlotte Fire Truck that was at the scene of another car accident. The accident happened on Interstate 85 around Sugar Creek Road on Sunday night. But there are still many unanswered questions. State troopers, who are investigating the incident, said Terrell was likely traveling at 60 to 65 miles per hour before the...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 08, 2007 10:06 PM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesA Northampton boy was struck by a car and suffered a brain injury on Wednesday afternoon. The 6-year-old boy is at a local hospital for multiple injuries. He was trying to cross a street when he was hit by the car. Bob Johnson, the boy's uncle, said Luke also suffered two broken legs, a broken jaw, broken eye socket, punctured lung and a possible spinal injury. He said he underwent an...
- Shannon Weidemann | June 01, 2007 2:50 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA man from Corunna, Michigan was killed while driving a truck on a worksite in Lansing. Fill dirt was being brought to a site that is being prepared for sale. The worksite accident happened on Wednesday."It appears to be an accident but we don't know what created this accident," said Township Police Chief Kay Hoffman.Authorities believe a dump truck owned by Burns trucking in Eaton Rapids had...