Monthly Archives: April 2014
Eleven injured, two seriously, in factory explosion
A workplace explosion and subsequent fire that injured at least eleven people was likely caused by an excess buildup of dust in a metal polishing factory in Southern California on Tuesday morning. According to officials at the scene of the...
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16-year-old Indiana County girl killed in car accident
A 16-year-old girl from Indiana County died this past Sunday at a hospital in Pittsburgh. She was being treated for injuries she suffered during a car accident on April 18. The accident occurred when the vehicle she was in was...
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Infant monitoring device batteries and leaf blowers among latest recalls
There are many types of product liability claims, including design defects and manufacturing defects, as well as failure to warn consumers of the potential dangers of a product. Common product liability claims often include negligent design, negligent manufacturing of a...
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Butler County ATV accident takes one life
A man from Butler County was killed by a commercial tractor trailer on Tuesday afternoon as he was riding as a passenger on the back of an all-terrain vehicle. Police say the accident happened when the 14-year-old driver of the...
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School bus accident injures eleven
School bus accidents are alarming mishaps. Although most accidents involving school buses result in minor to no injuries, there are those few each year throughout the country that end in tragic deaths and serious, lifelong injuries.This past Thursday, eleven students...
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E.R. doctors held to new, more lenient standards of negligence
If all goes according to Pennsylvania Representative Bryan Cutler's plan, emergency room errors made by physicians will be held to a different standard of neglect comparable to other types of doctors. Cutler, a Republican from Lancaster County, has introduced House...
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Accident at Pennsylvania plant sends man to hospital
Anytime someone is working there is a possibility that the person might suffer a workplace injury. This is true whether one is working on a weekday or weekend. A man who was injured one weekend earlier this month in Monessen,...
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Teenage passenger dies in drag racing accident
Coping with the loss of a loved one after a car accident can be one of the most trying times of your life and the lives of your family. When someone close to you dies due to the negligence of...
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Halliburton doesn’t want inquiries into its fracking chemicals
The United States Department of Energy is openly welcoming decisions by oil and gas conglomerate Baker Hughes to reveal all chemicals used during the hydraulic fracking process. The U. S. DoE says that knowing what chemicals and how much of...
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Erie County ABATE readies for motorcycle season
As motorcyclists from all over western Pennsylvania begin to detail their bikes and prepare for cruising our beautiful open roads this spring and summer, the Erie Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE) wants, more than anything, to make their...
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Fracking leak worries Washington County residents
What officials have call significant leaking of drill waste-water is occurring at the John Day Range Resources impoundment in Amwell Township, Washington County, just south of the town of Washington. And recently, a Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson for Pennsylvania...
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Study suggests TBI impacts emotional well being of teens
Brain injuries are a tricky injury to recover from. The long-term effects will vary from person to person depending on a variety of factors including the severity of the brain injury. A recent study indicates that the age of the...
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