Posted in Car accident,Uncategorized on February 28, 2016
A car accident on Thursday, February 25, 2016, left two people dead. The wreck occurred around 3:52 p.m. midway between the Roanoke interchange of I-79 and a rest area in Lewis County, West Virginia. According to news and police reports, a Kanawha County man lost control of his SUV he was driving in the southbound… read more
Posted in Uncategorized on February 26, 2016
A natural gas well accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon left a Richie County man dead. According to various news reports, the accident occurred while an individual was working for the Ronald Lane Pipeline Construction Company near North Bunner Ridge Road in Marion County, West Virginia. Early reports indicate that a “pig” was being run through… read more
Posted in Dangerous Drugs,Uncategorized on February 26, 2016
A jury in the circuit court of St. Louis, Missouri, awarded $72 million in damages to the family of Jacqueline Fox who had died of ovarian cancer. The verdict, announced Monday night, came after a trial where lawyers alleged that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower was linked to ovarian cancer…. read more
Posted in Coal mining accident,Uncategorized on January 7, 2016
Two serious mining incidents have occurred in the first week of the New Year. The first mining fatality of the year was recorded on Monday when a miner was found dead at the Lower War Eagle Mine near Cyclone, West Virginia, in Wyoming County. The fatality occurred when the miner came into contact with a… read more
Posted in Car accident,Uncategorized on January 6, 2016
With 2020 behind us, we are quickly moving forward into 2021 with all it has in store for us. Regardless of where you go and what you do, there are always risks and dangers. However, resolving to always wear your safety belt, and to make sure you’re the people around you are wearing theirs, is… read more
Posted in Dangerous Drugs,Uncategorized on January 5, 2016
Recent reports from NBC news highlight the dangers of interior vena cava (IVC) filters. At least 27 deaths and hundreds of problems have been associated with ivc filters over the last ten years according to an NBC investigation. New reporting from an NBC investigation suggests that the company associated with manufacturing the G2 series filter… read more
Posted in Car accident,Uncategorized on January 4, 2016
Most of us in North Central West Virginia woke up to our first snow fall of the winter season. Although the snow was a dusting and did not accumulate much, it still caused traffic delays and accidents. Local news outlets reported that icy conditions caused at least four accidents on Interstate 79 between Clarksburg and… read more
Posted in Medical Malpractice,Uncategorized on December 18, 2015
Like a fumble in football when the quarterback fails to get the ball squarely in his running back’s hands, fumbles occur also in the medical setting, and when they do, the results are often equally game-changing. Hand off errors are responsible or were a major contributing factor in approximately 80% of all serious medical errors… read more
Posted in Uncategorized,Workplace Injury on December 17, 2015
On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 11 people were injured at a Marshall County chemical plant. According to the chemical plant’s owner, Axiall, Tuesday’s incident occurred around 7 in the morning in the facility’s power plant and involved steam from its coal fired boiler. News reports indicated that the 11 contract workers were treated at four… read more
Posted in Safety Tips,Uncategorized on December 8, 2015
Every year, my wife and I love to watch the movie Christmas Vacation during the holiday season. One of my favorite scenes from the movie is when Clark, with all of his family surrounding him, tries to grandly present the neighborhood with his outside light display. Although he has lots of trouble, he eventually gets… read more
