Recent Posts in Serious Injury Category
Dozens of victims were injured late Wednesday morning when an explosion and fire occurred at the ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant in Baytown, Texas. Although details about the incident are still being released, Baytown officials have reported that ...
A major explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Crosby, TX has killed at least one victim and critically injured two others. Residents within a mile of the plant were also ordered to shelter in place. According to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s ...
A man from Fort Worth, Texas died after his vape pen exploded and severed a major artery, local officials say. A report from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office shows the 24-year-old victim’s fatal injury was sustained as a result of a ...
New reports of women injured by Essure Permanent Birth Control System continue to flood the news across the globe. Recently, two women who are involved with the class action lawsuit against Bayer, the company that manufactures and distributes this ...
One of the women who joined in the class action lawsuit against Bayer over the permanent birth control implant Essure recently spoke out about the impact the implant has caused on her life. “It has ruined my life completely and I really regret ever ...
A group of women in Australia who suffered serious side effects from the permanent birth control product Essure have filed a lawsuit against Bayer, the pharmaceutical company that makes the implant. Learn more about the dangerous side effects caused ...
A construction accident claimed the life of at least one person and injured another on Friday, July 6. The Porter Special Utility District’s general manager Richard Tram said that he heard a "loud clinging noise" that morning at the worksite on the ...
People suffering from Helicobacter pylori, a type of stomach bacteria that increases the risk of stomach cancer and ulcers, may still be at risk of stomach cancer even after antibiotic treatment eliminates the bacterium. A new study published by ...
While Texas isn’t quite scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to traffic safety laws, they aren’t exactly performing at a level they could write home to brag about either. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety compared 15 different ...
Traffic-related deaths saw the largest increase in half a century in 2015, and recently released statistics show that 2016 is proving to be even deadlier to drivers. According to a preliminary estimate released by the United States Department of ...
Sharley McMullen, a 72-year-old former resident of Manhattan Beach, was a patient at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in May of 2014. She was there to receive treatment for a bleeding stomach ulcer, but developed a fever hours after leaving the ...
A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on April 28, 2015 found that retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters offered no additional benefit to patients at risk of developing potentially deadly blood clots that ...
Seven workers were injured in an explosion on Friday, August 12 at the Sunoco Logistics Terminal located just north of Nederland, TX. According to Jefferson County Sheriff's Office’s public information officer Deputy Marcus McLellan, four of the ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported [1] that 16 people or more were killed in a hot air balloon crash that occurred on Saturday, July 30, making it the worst hot air balloon crash in United States history, not counting airships. ...
A recent study links heartburn drugs like Prilosec and Nexium to an increased risk of severe kidney disease. People who take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Prilosec and Nexium for heartburn are 30% more likely to develop chronic kidney disease, ...
Inferior vena cava filters, better known as “IVC filters,” are pronged medical devices used to prevent blood clots. They are named for their placement – in the inferior vena cava, the largest vein in the body. Since they entered the medical device ...
Earlier this month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a report that showed the number of severe injuries sustained in the workplace. In 2015, there were 10,388 reported severe workplace injuries. As a result, 7,636 of these ...
At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last Tuesday, an awning at a vendor’s booth collapsed, injuring two people. The two individuals, a male and female, were transported to a local hospital. The collapsing awning occurred at the outdoor both for ...
Fatalities caused by traffic collisions reached numbers not seen since 1966, sparking concerns by road safety advocates. Traffic-related fatalities are at the highest rates they have been in the last half-century. Preliminary data suggests that, in ...
Britax is recalling more than 71,000 of its infant car seats due to the fact that the handles used to carry the seats can break. In a regulatory filing Britax reported yesterday, the company disclosed that it would be recalling more than 71,000 of ...
