- Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 1:13 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 72-year-old woman from Bakersfield was killed when the car she was a passenger in plunged down a cliff at Pismo Beach. The car was driven by the victim's husband. It took rescue crews an hour to get both people out of the car. Witnesses said the car was in the parking lot at the Pelican Point restaurant in Pismo Beach when the driver apparently lost control. They said he was trying to park...
- Shannon Weidemann | February 25, 2007 12:25 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A 14-year-old boy was killed by a Metro Blue Line Commuter Train. He was crossing the tracks at the intersection of East 92nd Street and Graham Avenue. An eyewitness said the victim was standing in the middle of the tracks when he was struck. The teenager was hit Thursday afternoon in Watts as he walked home from school. Witnesses said he was in the middle of the train tracks when warning...
- IB Contributor | February 23, 2007 9:52 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is demanding that the county's public health director come up with a long-term plan to ensure the sanitary operation of the Seventh Street Produce Market.The market, where thousands of Southern California restaurants get their fruits and vegetables from, was the subject of a lengthy hidden-camera investigation by NBC4's reporters Joel Grover and Matt...
- IB Contributor | February 21, 2007 4:37 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseDropped patients, common in nursing homes.More common than anyone wants to talk about is the injuries caused by lifting and moving patients in hospitals and nursing homes. Not only are patients injured but a great deal of hospital personal have injured backs from the lifting and moving. Some hospitals are using lifts but not enough of them to save the patients and the nursing staff.Women files...
- IB Contributor | February 19, 2007 8:35 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsVolvo SUV lands on its roof.The driver of a silver Volvo SUV lost control of his vehicle on the San Diego Freeway (405), went off the freeway, overturned and landed in a drainage ditch, Fire Capt. Mike Duree reported, according to the Long Beach Press Telegram. The apparent single vehicle auto accident occurred in the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway near Redondo Avenue.Rescue personal used...
- IB Contributor | February 19, 2007 7:35 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsJackknifed truck closes 710 freeway.The Long Beach 710 freeway is notorious for truck accidents, but if you were in the northbound lanes of the 710 the morning hours of February 17th, you already know about this accident. A gas tanker truck jackknifed and collided with the center divider and was then hit by a Jeep. The accident closed the freeway for over six hours . While no official cause...
- IB Contributor | February 18, 2007 2:31 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSalmonella in cantaloupes and botulism in baby food. The scare of tainted food continued in a more widespread way Saturday with the recall of fresh cantaloupe and selected jars of organic baby food manufactured by Dole Fresh Fruit Co.The company recalled thousands of cartons of imported cantaloupes after the fruit tested positive for salmonella, the same type of bacteria involved in the...
- IB Contributor | February 15, 2007 9:06 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsHundreds suffer food poisoning from tainted peanut butter.Consumers are being warned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to eat certain jars of Great Value or Peter Pan peanut butter due to a risk of contamination. The peanut butter my be contaminated by a bacterium that causes foodborne illness, Salmonella Tennessee.The suspect jars of Great Value and Peter Pan peanut butter were...
- IB Contributor | February 11, 2007 3:18 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced this week that it is revising safety requirements to require sliding doors on minivans to have a second latch. The change is designed to prevent doors from opening during crashes so that motorists not wearing a seatbelt are not thrown out of the vehicle. People most as risk of being thrown through the open sliding door of a...
- IB Contributor | February 10, 2007 2:31 AM |
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MiscellaneousExposure to workplace dangers and a frenetic job pace increases the likelihood of injuries among adolescent and young adult workers, according to an article by the Center of The Advancement of Health. The article is based on a review that appears in the latest issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.No surprises here. Food service and construction industry jobs top the list of...
- IB Contributor | February 09, 2007 10:12 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccording to a recent decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeals, you could be liable for your babysitter's actions.An eighteen year old babysitter's employers, William and Lori Kumbalek were sued, because Michael, the babysitter, while driving their youngest son home from day care, ran a stop sign while talking on his cell phone. The 18 year-old babysitter hit another car , killing Scott...
- IB Contributor | February 08, 2007 1:50 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsHasbro Inc. is recalling close to a million Easy-Bake Ovens sold since last May because children can get their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, which poses an entrapment or burn hazard, according to an article on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site (www.cpsc.gov).The company, so far, has received 29 reports of children getting their fingers or hands caught in the...
- IB Contributor | February 07, 2007 2:59 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSchool District Knew of DangerA Los Angeles jury on Tuesday has awarded $10.3 million to the family of a 6-year-old girl who struck and killed by a van two years ago in an elementary school parking lot. The jury determined that the Los Angeles Unified School District was largely responsible for the crash.The family of Jordan Sandels filed the wrongful death lawsuit against the school district...
- IB Contributor | February 06, 2007 1:24 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe family of a woman who died after being rear-ended on the freeway by singer-actor Brandy Norwood, filed a $50 million civil lawsuit against the entertainer last week according to an article on Billboard.com.The lawsuit alleges that Brandy was driving recklessly when her Land Rover struck the back of a Honda driven by Awatef Aboudihaj" on Dec. 30.The thirty-eight year old Los Angeles...
- IB Contributor | February 05, 2007 9:26 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAfter years of criticism of its drug safety standards and the much-publicized Vioxx scandal, the Food and Drug Administration is now proposing steps to improve the safety of prescription medication. According to an article on www.consumeraffairs.org, the new steps are designed to make sure concerns about potential drug safety are widely circulated within the agency before a drug is given the...
- IB Contributor | February 04, 2007 8:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSpilled Load Leads To Freeway DeathThe news of his wife's death devastated Alvin Austin and his two children. Beverly and Alvin had been married 23 years and had two children. He was grief-stricken. He was numb and in shook. Beverly and Alvin had lunch together just a few hours earlier. Now he was sick to his stomach. Alvin was also mad, really mad. He was mad at the negligence of the...
- Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 11:59 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsEarly study results for Paxil (paroxetine) suggest the drug increases the risk of birth defects, in particular heart defects, when women take it during the first trimester of pregnancy. Paxil is approved to treat depression and several other various psychiatric conditions. The FDA is currently gathering additional data and waiting for the final results of the studies to understand further the...
- IB Contributor | February 02, 2007 8:13 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsEnsuing auto accident injures two and closes freeway.A construction site crane fell into the northbound San Diego Freeway, I-405, triggering a collision between a big-rig and an SUV. The truck swerved to avoid the crane boom and collided with the SUV, resulting in minor injuries to the drivers of the vehicles, according to KGET.com.The crane operator was pulled from the crane cab conscious and...
- Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 7:18 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsHong Teng Trading (USA) Inc. is recalling approximately 4,000 oil lamps for risk of shock and fire hazard.The power cord is undersized and not polarized. The power cord is not correctly secured and there is no strain relief on the switch housing. Also, the switch housing is not flame-retardant and the end result is the lamps pose shock and fire hazards.The recall involves the electric oil lamps...