By Kevin Smith, Staff Writer Sgvtribune.com Posted: 01/07/2010 11:13:58 PM PST A federal investigation is under way to determine the cause of a helicopter crash in the Sierra Nevadas that occurred Wednesday when the craft hit an unmarked Southern California Edison power line. Three state scientists and the pilot of the Bell ... Read more
accidental death
Deadly wood chipper accident
23
Nov
Posted November 23, 2009 WCHE.com Grief counselors will be at Poquoson High School in Virginia Monday to help students deal with the sudden, tragic loss of one of their classmates. A 15-year old student died in a wood chipper accident Sunday evening. Poquoson Police Chief Cliff Bowen says the teen was working ... Read more
Simplicity Bassinet Recall Sparks Lawsuit
01
Nov
Published October 31, 2009 By newsinferno.com The distributor of recalled Simplicity bassinets has been named a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Attorney General. The lawsuit alleges that SFCA Inc, which acquired Simplicity Inc. last year, ignored a nationwide recall of Simplicity bassinets that had suffocated two infants. In August, dozens ... Read more
Teen dies in Steele County farm accident
18
Oct
Published by Waseca County News October 16, 2009 OWATONNA — A 14-year-old Steele County youth was killed in a farm accident Thursday night, the Steele County Sheriff’s Office has reported. Evan Jacobson and his uncle, Jim Jacobson, were unloading sweet corn silage from the back of a tandem axle grain in the 8900 ... Read more
Mother-Of-Two Killed In Freak Golf Accident
08
Oct
Published by Sky News October 8, 2009 A 66-year-old woman has died after being struck on the head by a golf ball hit by her playing partner. Janet Llewellyn was playing a round with a friend at Strathendrick Golf Club in Stirlingshire last week when the freak accident happened. She was on ... Read more