As the return of snow and cold reminds us that we are still in winter, and the unusually mild temperatures were just a fluke, drivers are reminded to drive with caution.Several motor vehicle accidents have been caused due to snow and black ice, compounded by drivers on cell phones, driving on poor tread tires, or travelling too fast for conditions.When travelling in wintery conditions, be sure...
A widely cited USA Today analysis of 2006 statistics shows that traffic fatalities were down significantly in sixteen states. Obviously that's good news. The causes of reduced fatalities raise some interesting cost-benefit questions. Some measures - public relations campaigns to reduce aggressive driving - are not controversial. Other means to reduce car accidents force the public to think about...
On September 15, 2006, high winds caused two 280-foot-tall steel cranes to collapse in a major construction accident at the site of the $234 million Hoover Dam bypass project. This week, a crew of divers is working to clean up the debris from the Colorado River. A story in Central Utah's Daily Herald details the construction accident that caused $50 million in damages and set back the project's...
A part of a second floor stairway collapsed while a man and his child were walking up the stairs of their home on Monday afternoon. The man was holding his child when he stepped on a concrete landing that collapsed.The concrete landing collapse caused the two to fall approximately ten to twelve feet. Luckily, the father and son had only minor injuries. Unfortunately, problems with building...
The Daily Sentinel reported today that a Fort Payne man died in a one-car accident on Alabama Highway 35 on Sunday.State troopers say that the man, who was driving a 1999 Jeep, hit a guard rail and crashed on his way home from work late Sunday night. They also reported that he was wearing a seatbelt.
Despite the fact that the anesthesia profession led the way in medical error reduction techniques, there are still too many anesthesia deaths and serious injuries. When anesthesia malpractice occurs, the results are often catastrophic. With general anesthesia, the patient is helpless. Serious anesthesia errors can deprive the brain of oxygen, causing irreversible damage within minutes or result...
Before calling the police in Tampa to report a rape it might be wise to run a background check on yourself.Tampa Police are considering a policy change after a rape victim was thrown in jailThe Tampa Police Department is looking at whether it needs to change policy. The examination comes after a 21 year old woman spent nearly two days in jail after telling police that she was raped during...
Looks like we have another example of data protection gone amiss. The City of Chicago Elections Board faces charges that it disclosed social security numbers and other confidential information belonging to over 1.3 million voters in late 2003 and 2004 when it distributed CD-ROM disks containing this confidential data to alderman and other members of local wards. In Chicago, election candidates...
JuWanna E. Taylor is suing the Ohio Department of Public Safety and the State Highway Patrol with a wrongful death claim. Her husband, a police officer was killed in the line of duty.Eric B. Taylor, a police officer, was shot and killed by a man that the State Highway Patrol were pursuing. Taylor had responded to a call for help from the Patrol. The patrol was chasing after Donald Matthews on...
Jose M. Diaz, age 35, died after slipping and falling from a narrow ledge while cleaning. He was climbing a small ladder onto a ledge when he either tripped or slipped on a steel rail. He fell 120 feet and died instantly from head and neck injuries. Diaz was employed by Superior Environmental Solutions. OSHA is investigating. The steel mill in Lorain has been cited 19 times in the last five...