An employee at a funnel-cake stand in Hanover, Virginia tipped over a vat of oil, spilling 350-400 degree oil all over himself and three other people working alongside him. Two of the employees suffered second-degree burn injuries over 30 percent of their bodies and had to be flown to a nearby hospital. Although officials are […]
Computers Contribute to At-Home and Work Injuries
According to a recent study from The American Journal of Preventative Medicine, an estimated 9,279 of emergency room visits were caused by computer-related personal injuries. This number is a serious increase from just 1,267 computer injuries in 1994. Children under the age of five suffer the most computer injuries. One of the reasons for this […]
Woman Files Toxic Exposure Lawsuit Against Navy Base
Camp Lejeune, which has been the home of millions of people over the years, is now being cited as the cause of what could be millions of toxic exposure injuries. One Iowa woman, who was too sick to file her lawsuit herself, had lawyers file a lawsuit against the United States government for the cancer […]
Commercial Truck Driver Hits Bridge
On his way to deliver peat moss, a commercial truck driver collided into a bridge that was too short for his truck to fit under. The driver of the truck is claiming that the reason the semi-truck accident occurred is because he was following directions on his new GPS device. The truck driver claims that […]
Florida Woman Loses Limbs After Failure To Diagnose
When a Florida woman went to the hospital on Sept. 20, 2003, she knew that she was suffering from a severe kidney stone episode. She had suffered from them in the past and told a nurse in the emergency room what was happening. What ensued was a tragic combination of failure to diagnose, medical error, […]
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