A pet groomer at a popular pet supply store wasattacked by a pit bull mix in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The victim said that the dog was wearing a muzzle when it was brought in and she alerted the owner that it could not be wearing it in the dog grooming area. She said the owner…
A fireworks company is being fined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and will be responsible for paying almost $15,000 after an employee lost parts of her hands due to anexplosion. The female victim was inserting a match fuse into the charge of the firework when it exploded and she lost a…
At least six people were hospitalized due to apedestrian accident in a busy downtown Seattle street. A shuttle van drove into a crowd of people and then the van then crashed into a department store window. The driver reportedly suffered from a medical emergency which caused the pedestrian accident to occur. Several onlookers ran…
The Squatty Potty isrecalling a children’s toilet step stool due to a fall hazard for children. The removable step, which is disguised as a hat, can detach when children are standing on it. There have been two injuries of children falling, one fell and hit her chin on the toilet causing her mouth to…
A Florida nursing home is under fire forneglect and elder abuse after an 86-year old resident was beaten by another resident. Security footage shows the victim was attacked for nearly two minutes and there was no staff member attending to the residents in that vicinity and no one was monitoring the surveillance system at…
The Rocky Mountain Bicycle company hasrecalled around 1,300 mountain bikes due to crash hazards. The company reported that the brake cable was not properly secured during manufacturing and can cause the brake to fail. The 2018 Altitude, Instinct and Pipeline bicycles were all sold in various colors but the model name is printed on…
A fire hazard is prompting therecall of over 1,700 fiber optic Christmas trees imported by Melville Direct from October 2017 through December 2017 for about $50. The company reported that the AC power adapter can overheat and pose a fire hazard. There are two different trees being recalled: the 18 inch tall tree number…
A lawsuit against the City of Highland Park, Illinois is resuming after the Illinois Supreme Court determined that a municipality can be held liable for poor conditions on bicycle trails. The cyclist who is pursing the suit was injured in thebicycle accident in August 2013. She was on an early morning ride with her…
An accident involving a bicycle and a vehicle took place recently in Tampa, Florida. The accident is being investigated for further information, but it is known that the crash was fatal. The Missouri Department of Public Safety reports that in the year 2011, 664 bicycle accidents were reported in Missouri. A person was killed…
An auto-accident took place Thursday night on Highway 99 in Lane County, Oregon around 7:30. The accident took place when a driver lost control of his vehicle, causing him to cross into the lane of oncoming traffic, and collide with another vehicle. The driver, 22 years old, was reported to be unrestrained at the…