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Spinal Injury During Trampoline-to-Pool Stunt

Report coming out of Chattanooga this morning. WRCBTV.com reveals that a young boy was injured while attempting a fairly common stunt via a backyard pool and trampoline. More now: “An afternoon at the pool went terribly wrong for a Chattanooga teenager. First responders were called to a home on 1777 Sivley Trail in Walden’s Ridge [...]

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Duck boat crash kills two in Philadelphia

As reported by Hugh Patterson: Philadelphia – An amphibious duck boat loaded with 35 passengers and two crew members was struck by a barge Friday on the Delaware River outside of Philadelphia. Two passengers were killed as a result of the collision. The amphibious vehicle has been stopped because of possible engine trouble for five [...]

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6-year old critically injured in hit-and-run

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – A 6-year old boy is in critical condition after he was hit by an SUV in Salt Lake. Police say the boy was walking his bike across the street. His mother was roller blading at his side. That’s when the dark colored SUV hit the boy and knocked [...]

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Fatal crash involving bee truck closes I-35 in Lakeville

By Kare11.com   LAKEVILLE, Minn. — At least one person has died in a multi-vehicle accident involving a bee truck on Interstate 35 late Monday morning.   The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday on northbound I-35 near County Road 70 in Lakeville.   St. Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske told KARE 11 one person is confirmed dead, while one [...]

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Toy Dart Guns Recalled for Suffocation Risk After 2 Children Die

By Bill Hendrick WebMD Health News     May 17, 2010 — Nearly 2 million toy dart gun sets that have been linked to two asphyxiation deaths in the Midwest are being recalled by Charlotte, N.C.-based Family Dollar Stores, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said today.   The China-made toys, sold exclusively at Family [...]

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Conair recalls 291,000 hair dryers

By Chavon Sutton, CNNMoney.com staff writer   NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Conair Corp. is recalling 291,000 BabylissPro model hair dryers because they pose a laceration risk, a government agency said Friday.   Conair (CNGA) disclosed 16 reports of the fan breaking, causing the plastic shell to shatter, as well as reports of hair dryers sparking [...]

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Tri-met Bus hits pedestrians, killing two

  PORTLAND, Ore. (CBS) – Two people were killed and three others injured when a city bus ran over a group of pedestrians in Portland, Oregon late Saturday night.   Police say the Tri-Met bus was turning left onto a street when it hit the people crossing the street. Officers found several people trapped beneath [...]

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Subway Worker Is Electrocuted

By New York Times   A subway maintenance supervisor was electrocuted early Monday morning while working on track repairs in the Rockaways, the first on-the-job death of a transit worker in three years.   The supervisor, James Knell, 45, a 13-year veteran of the subway system, was assisting on a track replacement project near the [...]

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PennDot Road Worker Crushed to Death in Lawrence County

By Wytv.com   A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worker was killed in an accident in Lawrence County Thursday.   Pulaski Township police said PennDot crews were paving State Route 551 north of State Route 422 when 42-year-old Richard Bentel, a Transportation Equipment Operator, fell off a grading machine and was crushed to death. Bentel was [...]

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Workers missing after blast, fire hit oil rig

April 21, 2010 By Reuters.com (Reuters) – Eleven workers were missing and 17 injured in an explosion at a Transocean oil drilling rig off Louisiana, and crews were fighting the fire 16 hours later, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday.   An estimated 126 people were aboard the Deepwater Horizon at the time of [...]

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