Five people were killed Wednesday night when a small jet crashed at a Georgia airport, according to the Savannah Morning News. http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2013-02-21/thomson-jet-crash-kills-5-2-survivors-hospitalized#.USeccPJ9tvQ The plane, which had seven people on board, landed at Thomson-Duffie County Airport in Thomson, Ga., about 8…
Tractor Trailer Accident Victim Has TBI
A 69-year-old man sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) when his pickup truck and a tractor trailer collided in Pennsylvania last Thursday, according to Phillyburbs.com. http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/quakertown/crash-victim-has-serious-brain-injury/article_8b789a83-40bd-5a67-add6-6017003911ae.html The accident victim, who Sunday remained hospitalized, hasn’t been identified by authorities. About 10 a.m.…
Vero Beach Plane Crash Leaves Three Dead
Three people were killed in a plane crash Thursday not far from Vero Beach , Fla., according to news reports by Inquisitr and WPTV. http://www.inquisitr.com/526895/indian-river-county-plane-crash-2013-video/#Z0rpHTDTWkdasoFB.99 http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/missing-cessna-310-plane-found-in-indian-river-county The Cessna 310 left from Okeechobee en route to Bartow when a Miami control…
NTSB Seeks Stricter Tests On Boeing 787 Batteries
Federal safety officials are still going back and forth, and doing some finger-pointing, over the lithium-ion batteries that have proved so problematic on Boeing’s new 787 jets. The New York Times Friday had a story in which Deborah Hersman, the…
Heed Grilling Safety Tips Before Super Bowl Party
Don’t end up grilling yourself when you barbeque those steaks during the big game Sunday. On the eve of the Super Bowl, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is making good use of PSAs that “ESPN Sports Center” anchor Hannah…
Train Collides With Paint Truck In N.J., Injuring 10 People
Ten people were injured Wednesday when a tractor-trailer transporting a load of paint was struck by a commuter train in Little Falls, N.J., according to The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/littlefalls/Train_strikes_vehicle_in_Little_Falls.html Truck driver Jaswinder Singh was attempting to make a left turn from…
North Dakota Oilfield Injuries Are Straining Hospitals
Injured oilfield workers are flocking to hospitals in North Dakota, which has had an oil boom. But this deluge of patients, many of them uninsured, is taxing the state’s health care system, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/us/boom-in-north-dakota-weighs-heavily-on-health-care.html?_r=0 The…
Family Of Unconscious Ferry Victim Files Suit For $45 Million
The family of a man who has been hospitalized and unconscious since a Jan. 9 ferry crash in Manhattan have filed suit, seeking $45 million for the injuries he suffered, according to The Star-Ledger of Newark. The lawsuit lodged by…
Worker In N.D. Oilfield Accident Died Of Chest Injuries
A worker killed in an oilfield accident in North Dakota died of chest and abdominal injuries, according to the Associated Press. http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/572623/Man-s-oil-field-death-in-ND-ruled-an-accident.html?nav=5583 The North Dakota Medical Examiner’s Office Tuesday released the cause of death of Halliburton employee Mike Krajewski, 49,…