A fiery explosion injured three workers at an oil and gas well site near Pearsall, Texas on January 19th, 2012. Preliminary information indicates that welders were working near a truck that was unloading saltwater that contained liquid hydrocarbons. Sparks from the welders caused the explosion when they ignited vapors that were created during the truck’s…
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A recent auto insurance study concluded that women are better drivers than men. The study found that male drivers are responsible for approximately 80 percent (80%) of all fatal and serious automobile accidents. Women drivers are 27 percent (27%) less likely than male drivers to cause vehicle accidents. In 2007, men were involved in 6.1…
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations to Austin Industrial Specialty Services, L.P. (Austin Industrial). Austin Industrial is a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Muhammad Aziz on behalf of the widow, two minor children and estate of deceased employee David Godines. Mr. Godines died on February 23, 2011 while cleaning a…
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) has launched a formal defect investigation into the Chevrolet Volt after two vehicles caught fire as part of testing conducted by regulators. Last week, a Chevy Volt battery pack caught fire after being intentionally damaged a week earlier by NHTSA. The agency also recorded a temperature increase in…
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After a number of deadly incidents at oil and gas storage facilities over the course of the last 20 years, federal investigators are these facilities to better secure their storage sites. According to statistics provided by the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), at least 44 people have died in explosions and fires that occurred while they…
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CooperVision recently announced that it is expanding its recall of the Avaira brand of contact lenses due to the level of silicone oil residue on the lenses. Over 4.9 million Avaira Sphere contact lenses were added to the August recall of over 780,000 Avaira Toric lenses that were linked to blurred vision, eye injuries, and…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a new set of guidelines for child safety seats. These updated guidelines are based on age instead of seat type which supported the previous guidelines. It is advised that parents keep their children in each of the seats for…
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A Las Vegas jury awarded $182.6 million in compensatory and punitive damages against pharmaceutical maker Teva and two distributors, McKesson and Baxter. The case involved an outbreak of Hepatitis C in Las Vegas among patients at a group of endoscopy clinics. These clinics improperly re-used vials of Propofol rather than dispose of the mostly-full vials…
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