When I first heard on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered makers of generic injectable Phenergan to strengthen warnings about the medication’s potential to cause gangrene when improperly administered, I was pleased. Then I thought, “That was too long in coming.” The medication in products like Phenergan — which Wyeth has stopped…
The latest statistics from the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry show that 154 workers died on the job during 2008. These deaths occurred because of falls, vehicle accidents, exposure to toxic fumes and unsecured equipment. Each was a tragedy, which my colleague Emily Mapp Brannon notes in her latest blog post to the Norfolk…
A construction worker, who is just 35 years old, was going about his day when a conveyor belt suddenly struck him causing serious injury, according to WAVY.com. He was working at a construction site outside Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia (VA) on 2972 N. Armistead Ave. As an injury lawyer who works for…
It has taken three years, but the first trial involving high levels of formaldehyde fumes in emergency trailers provided to Hurricane Katrina evacuees has begun. Very briefly, the trial opening in New Orleans concerns the claim that breathing air containing formaldehyde worsened the asthma of young boy named Christopher Cooper. Formaldehyde is poisonous and may…
18 people suffered minor injuries after an operator misjudged the stopping distance and hit a metal bumper, according to Boston.com. A thorough investigation needs to be conducted on the mental state of the operator and if we he was distracted. There’s a history of rail operators being distracted while conducting a train so it wouldn’t…