Matt Megginson was going about his day at Burris Logistics operating a standup forklift when his life ended far too soon. Reports indicate the forklift pinned him down and led to his death. To the credit of his coworkers, they administered first aid immediately but the damage had been done. Mr. Megginson was pronounced dead…
Companies are required to log any employee injury that results in time off or medical care. These logs are used by regulators to determine the safety of a company. A safer company means less safety inspections, more contracts, and lower worker’s compensation costs. An ideal situation for a company to be in, however, the way…
A pedestrian from Red Springs, North Carolina (NC) was struck and killed by an SUV while she was out walking on N.C. 71. Angela Ross, was walking southbound on N.C. 71 around 7 p.m. when she was struck by a 1993 GMC SUV. According to a report filed by the North Carolina Highway Patrol,…
A South Carolina mom attempting to rid her mobile home of insects was left with one dead son and one son hospitalized after using bug foggers to kill the pests. In Anderson County, South Carolina, police say that 25-year-old Elizabeth Whitfield used seven bug fog containers in order to control the insects in her rental…
Interstate 85 (I-85) is one of the deadliest stretches of highway in South Carolina (SC). That’s what the statistics indicate given 354 traffic fatalities occurred on 85 in 2007, even though it’s shorter than Interstate 95 (I-95) and Interstate 20 (I-20) which also go through the Palmetto State. There were 327 traffic deaths on I-20…