Investigators are trying to determine what happened, how a parade float carrying wounded veterans and their wives was struck by a train at a crossing in Midland, Texas, killing four of the vets Thursday afternoon. According to ABC News, at…
Two Dead, Two Missing, 11 Hurt In Louisiana Oil Rig Accident
Have safety conditions improved in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon explosion? It would appear not, since just a day after BP pleaded guilty to criminal charges stemming from that disaster, there was another unfortunate oil rig accident…
Worker Injured In Oil Field Accident In New Mexico
Chalk up another oil rig accident. A worker on a drilling rig in Carlsbad, N.M., was hit in the head and shoulders by a 100-pound metal gate that fell on him, according to the Associated Press. http://www.newswest9.com/story/19993543/man-hurt-in-oilfield-accident-near-carlsbad Milo Schoonmaker, 33,…
The Jump In Fatal Car Crashes In West Texas And The Oil Boom
A TV station in Midland, Texas, recently did a report that looked at the increase in fatal car accidents in the Odessa area and whether they were linked to the oil boom. The story seemed to come to the conclusion…
Alaska Woman Falls Down Cliff While Texting
The dangers of texting just don’t sink into people’s noggins, despite all the warnings. Late last month an Anchorage newspaper published a story about a woman who fell about 60 feet down the side of a cliff. She was a…
Bankrupt Gasoline Can Maker Isn’t The Victim Of Frivolous Suits
Well, here’s a textbook lesson in how to spin a story, a very negative story. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, lobbying for tort reform and against frivolous lawsuits, picked out Blitz USA as its poster child for injustice. That Oklahoma…
One Oil Field Worker Dies, One Injured In California Accident
One oil field worker died of a head injury and a second was injured in an accident Wednesday at a plant north of Bakersfield, Calif., according to BakersfieldNow.com. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/2-oil-field-workers-hurt-north-of-Bakersfield-172524761.html The victim was identified as Barry Snelson, 54, of Bakersfield. The…
California Train and Truck Crash, Injuring 20 Passengers
At least 20 passengers were injured Monday when a tractor-trailer struck an Amtrak train in the Central Valley region of California, derailing several of its cars, according to the Associated Press. http://news.yahoo.com/least-20-injured-california-train-crash-205833933.html The train, carrying 169 passengers in all, wasn’t…
AT&T Chief Warns About Texting And Driving, But Doesn’t Want It Banned
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson has become a vocal anti-texting-while-driving advocate, delivering that message at investor conferences, shareholder meetings and club meetings, according to The New York Times. The paper, in a story headlined “AT&T Chief Speaks Out On…