A 20-year-old East Carolina University student was killed in a car crash on Charles Boulevard in Greenville, N.C. The victim was a passenger in a Nissan Altima that crossed the center line of the road and slammed into an oncoming Chevy Silverado. The victim was transferred to Vidant Medical Center, where he later died. The…
With prom and graduation season just around the corner, many Virginia high schools are trying to get the message to students about the dangers of drinking and driving. Recently, students at Virginia High School in Bristol got a first-hand look at what a drunk driving accident looks like, when the school staged a mock accident…
When a warehouse shelving unit collapsed at a Manassas, Virginia (VA), food distribution center, one worker lost his life and seven other employees of the business suffered serious injuries. The fatal March 29, 2016, on-the-job accident occurred at Reinhart Foodservice, which is located off Balls Ford Road. A news report described the collapsed shelving…
A 39 year-old owner of a flooring company in Florida has sued AT&T after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Earlier in his work career, he had installed fiber optic cable for AT&T, and most of the cables were buried underground in cement pipes. As he disturbed the cables, asbestos dust was raised from the cement….
Approximately 10.5 square miles of Fairfax County, VA, a highly populated area adjacent to Washington, DC, contains ‘problem soils,’ which include naturally occurring asbestos. Fairfax County builders have to be wary of disturbing soils containing natural asbestos, and introducing asbestos fibers into the air can increase the risk of mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that attacks…