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Toyota under Investigation for Door Fires
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Toyota's endless list of safety problems continues. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced that it will begin an investigation into reports of door fires on several Toyota vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating approximately 830,000 Toyota vehicles. There is a special focus on investigating Camry vehicles as well as Toyota RAV4s from model year 2007. According to the automaker, it has now received a notice of issue from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, indicating that it intends to begin an investigation.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it has received at least 6...
BMW Fined $3 Million for Not Reporting Safety Defects Immediately
Monday, February 13th, 2012
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has fined automaker BMW $3 million for failure to report defects immediately, and failure to provide adequate information about safety defects.
According to the federal agency, it evaluated a total of 16 BMW recalls, including those for motorcycles as well as automobiles, since 2010 and found a number of instances where BMW did not report safety defects to the agency in time. Under federal law, automakers who discover defects in their vehicles must report these to the federal agency immediately, or within 5 business days of discovering the defect.
As part of the settlement with...
Hewlett-Packard Fax Machines Recalled Due to Burn Injury Hazards
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Hewlett-Packard, in association with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a recall of fax machines because of a possible burn injury hazard. The Hewlett-Packard fax machines included in the recall include model numbers 1040 and 1050. According to the company, it has received reports of several fires involving these fax machines.
A total of 1 million fax machines are being recalled. Out of these, about 980,000 machines have been recalled from the United States, while the remaining have been recalled from Canada.
According to Hewlett-Packard, it has received at least 7 reports of injuries from the fax machines...
Pearland Accident Victims Could Benefit from Quicker Bone Healing Product
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
When you consider that fractures and broken bones are some of the most common injuries in the American workplace, you understand the financial implications of these injuries which result in hundreds of thousands of worker hours lost and financial losses every year. Now, scientists have developed a protein and gel-based putty that accelerates the process of healing fractures.
The putty has already been tested on lab rats, and researchers have seen good results from these tests. In rats, the researchers found that the healing period was as quick as within 2 weeks of using the putty. Rats that had suffered...
Two Workers Injured in Electrical Accident at Texas Biomass Power Plant
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
At least 2 workers are reported to have been seriously injured in an electrical accident at a biomass power plant in East Texas. The accident occurred at the facility operated by Minnesota-based Fagen Inc. The facility is located in Sacul, about 155 miles northeast of Houston.
According to representatives of the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Department, the accident involved an electrical explosion. No further details are available. The 2 workers sustained serious injuries, and remain in a critical condition. They are likely to be soon transferred to the burn unit at the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.
There are no further details...
32 People Injured in Texas School Bus-Truck Accident
Monday, January 30th, 2012
An accident involving a Texas school bus and a tractor-trailer left at least 32 people injured seriously enough for them to be taken to the hospital. Out of the injured, 29 of were children.
The accident occurred just outside Temple, about 60 miles northeast of Austin. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the tractor-trailer allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into a school bus. Weather conditions were foggy at the time, although troopers not know whether this was a factor in the crash.
Twenty nine children on the school bus were injured, and out of these, 3 had...
Defective Children’s Toys Seized at Houston Port
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Federal consumer safety investigators have seized more than 25,000 defective children's toys at the Port of Houston, more than any other consumer product imported into this country. Those toys included a number of hazards, ranging from choking and strangulation hazards to lead poisoning risks.
The approximately 25,000 toys that were seized were part of 117,000 foreign products that were seized at the Port of Houston between 2010 and 2011. These recalled products included lighters, mattresses, and electronic devices.
The Port of Houston is one of the busiest ports in the country, and not surprisingly, 19 federal investigators have been assigned to...
Trials Will Probe if Female Sex Hormones Can Help Treat Brain Injury
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Clinical trials into the effect of female sex hormone progesterone on brain injury continue. In the UK, researchers have just begun trials to see whether the hormone can help speed up recovery after a traumatic brain injury. Initial trials in the United States have already yielded promising results.
At least one trial in the United States found that the death rate after a brain injury was 30% among patients who were given a placebo after the injury. However, in persons who were administered the female progesterone hormones, the death rate was about 13%.
Several such trials are being conducted across the...
Fiery Houston UPS Truck Accident Traced to Distracted Driver
Monday, January 16th, 2012
A truck accident involving a UPS tractor-trailer last week is being blamed on a distracted driver. Fortunately, the accident did not result in any injuries, although it did cause an explosion and fire.
According to news reports, the UPS 18-wheeler was traveling northbound on Interstate 45 on its way from Houston to Dallas, when the driver reached out for something in the cab. He was momentarily distracted, and this resulted in the truck swerving near a construction area, and hitting the end of a guardrail. The truck then jackknifed and burst into flames.
The driver of the truck suffered injuries, and...
Concerns about Safety Risks of Painkiller Zohydro
Friday, January 6th, 2012
Concerns about the potential addiction risks of a new painkiller are beginning to mount. Experts say that the painkiller Zohydro is at least 10 times more addictive than Vicodin. It contains a pure version of hydrocodone, a painkiller that is often used to treat moderate to severe pain. In fact, Houston personal injury lawyers are already concerned that the addiction risks of Zohydro could equal those of Oxycontin.
Those concerns are being also echoed by the National Coalition against Prescription Drug Abuse, whose chairman recently told Fox News that he was concerned that Zohydro could become the next...
