As Coal Production Goes Up, Workers’ Exposure to Coal Dust Increases
When railroad workers go to work, they can be exposed to hazardous fumes. Coal dust has just been discovered to be cancer-causing.
Injuries, Chemical Spill Result From Reckless Driving in Craven County, NC
A three-vehicle wreck at the foot of Neuse River Bridge in Craven County, North Carolina (NC), injured at least one driver and caused potassium chloride and diesel to spill onto the roadway. The accident, according to a NC Highway Patrol Trooper, happened when the driver of a small passenger car pulled into the path of, and hit,…
Man Driving Drunk Hits Several Cars and Injures Two in Wilmington, NC
A car accident in New Hanover County,North Carolina (NC), has sent three people to the hospital. According to WECT.com, the crash happened on 17th Street in downtown Wilmington, where an eyewitness said the driver from Castle Hayne rear-ended one vehicle and push it nto other parked cars. One of those vehicles rolled over onto the…
Pedestrian-Involved Accident in Newport News, VA Sends Three to Hospital
A crash involving a two vehicles and pedestrian in front of the Newmarket South Shopping Center in Newport News, Virginia (VA), sent three people to the hospital. According to the Virginian-Pilot, a BMW making a left from Mercury Boulevard hit an SUV before also running into a man standing on the median and a second SUV…
John Deere Recalls Thousands of Lawn Tractors
Working with the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission, John Deere has issued a recall of more than 15,000 lawn tractors equipped with a defective mower blade breaking mechanism. According to the CPSC, failure of hardware used to mount the brake under the mower deck “can cause the mower blades to spin longer than normal after…