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News and information on dangerous drugs, wrongful death, nursing home abuse, car accidents, and workplace accidents in Washington state.
By Kirk Bernard, Esq.

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Last Entry: October 01, 2010 at 18:15:34

Surgeon Operates on Wrong Body Part

Posted on February 03, 2010
A surgeon in Orange County, California, operated on the wrong part of a child's body this week, according to a news report. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, this is the Children's Hospital of Orange County's third such surgical error in the last four years...

OSHA Program Raises Awareness For Underreporting of Workplace Accidents and Injuries

Posted on February 02, 2010
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has begun a one-year national emphasis program on record keeping to assess the accuracy of injury and illness data recorded by employers. OSHA's move comes after recent studies show that employers have been underreporting injuries relating to construction accidents, industrial accidents and other workplace incidents...

Washington DUI Car Accident Injures Two

Posted on February 01, 2010
Two people in Yakima, Washington, were hospitalized with injuries after a DUI car accident in which officials say the suspect was also speeding. According to a news report in the Yakima Herald-Republic, a 44-year-old man driving a Ford Aerostar was speeding south on Martin Luther King Boulevard when he tried to pass a Dodge Caravan...

Worker Fatally Injured On the Job in Washington Dairy Accident

Posted on January 29, 2010
Whatcom County Sheriff's officials are investigating the death of a worker at a local dairy farm north of Lynden, Washington, according to the Bellingham Herald. Officials say a large, overhead door fell on the 30-year-old worker and pinned him against an interior cattle gate...

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Construction Worker Crushed to Death by Piece of Heavy Concrete

Posted on January 28, 2010
A Washington state construction worker was fatally injured by a large, heavy piece of concrete on a construction site recently. The worker was trying to remove a collapsed column with an excavator. Part of the column broke loose and crushed the cab of the excavator...

Spokane Man Killed While Crossing the Street

Posted on January 27, 2010
A 60-year-old man from Spokane was killed in a pedestrian accident after he was struck by a car while crossing a street. According to a KHQ news report, the man was walking across Division near the 9600 block in an unmarked crosswalk when he was struck by a southbound car...

Defective Cribs Recalled for Fall and Entrapment Hazard

Posted on January 26, 2010
Caramia is issuing a product defect recall for about 1,000 "Diane" drop-side cribs. According to a news report in Consumeraffairs.com, the slats on these recalled cribs' drop side can detach from the top and bottom rails posing fall and entrapment hazards to young children...

Construction Worker Dies As a Result of Equipment Malfunction

Posted on January 25, 2010
A recent news article reports that a 53-year-old Washington construction worker was killed when he and another employee were installing an electrical line at a shopping center. The accident happened when their bucket truck failed. The worker was thrown from the bucket and struck the truck...

Washington Couple Injured in Rollover Accident

Posted on January 22, 2010
A Washington couple was injured in an auto accident after their pickup truck and trailer rolled over on the Interstate 82 near Prosser, Washington. According to a news report in the Yakima Herald-Republic, a 64-year-old man was driving a 2002 Ford pickup towing a 37-foot trailer...

Motorist Injured in Spokane after Collision with Deer

Posted on January 14, 2010
A woman was injured in a Spokane car accident after her vehicles struck a deer on U.S. Highway 2 near Bear Lake, The Spokesman-Review reports. Washington State Patrol officials said the accident occurred at Westwood Avenue after the woman who was driving on the highway hit a deer...

Kirk Bernard Discusses Dog Bite Statistics for 2009

Posted on January 13, 2010
American Chronicle recently published a new article by Kirk Bernard regarding 2009 dog bite statistics. This type of data helps spread awareness about the dangers of dog attacks, thus helping prevent such bites and injuries from taking place. Recently, a Seattle Washington dog bite victims' advocate group has released statistics about dog attacks for the year 2009...

Defective Gas Grills Recalled for Fire Hazard

Posted on January 13, 2010
Master Forge brand grills sold at Lowe's stores have been recalled because of a product defect, which can apparently cause fires. According to a news article in Consumer Reports, the flexible rubber hose on the LP gas tank can come in contact with the burner box, causing the hose to melt and rupture when the grill is lit...

Kirk Bernard Discusses Spinal Cord Injuries and their Catastrophic Consequences

Posted on January 12, 2010
A recent American Chronicle article posted by Kirk Bernard addresses different types of spinal cord injuries and their potentially catastrophic consequences. The article begins by stating that injuries to the spinal cord can be some of the most traumatic and life changing of all, mainly because the spinal cord is responsible for so many of the body�s functions...

Woman Critically Injured in Spokane Valley Train Accident

Posted on January 12, 2010
A 44-year-old woman suffered critical injuries in a Washington train accident after her minivan was broadsided at a crossing by a train traveling at 48 mph. According to an Associated Press news report, the woman had just dropped off a child in an elementary school when the accident occurred...

Washington Car Accident Injures Three

Posted on January 11, 2010
Three people sustained injuries in a rear-end car accident on the Highway 502. The accident occurred when an eastbound 2003 Mazda pickup stopped to turn left into a driveway when the vehicle was struck from behind by a Nissan Altima. The driver of the pickup truck sustained head injuries while the other driver and his passenger sustained head and neck injuries...

Crimes by Convicted Felons in Nursing Homes on the Rise

Posted on January 08, 2010
An alarming report in the Chicago Tribune talks about an increase in reports of violent attacks by felons living in nursing homes. Many nursing home facilities are apparently not complying with a four-year-old disclosure law that requires them to notify state and public health officials when they admit offenders...

Kirk Bernard's 7 Tips to Prevent and Survive a Dog Attack

Posted on January 07, 2010
A recently published article by Kirk Bernard on ArticleBase provides 7 tips to help Washington residents prevent and survive a dog attack. This information is valuable to know even if you do not anticipate being attacked by a dog. No one ever does. However, in the U...

Auto Recall for Range Rover Vehicles Involves Airbag Defects

Posted on January 07, 2010
Jaguar Land Rover North America is recalling 4,001 Land Rover and Range Rover vehicles because of possible airbag defects, which might prevent the front passenger airbag from deploying in the event of a car accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), these affected 2010 Range Rover models may experience airbag lamp illumination on the instrument cluster...

Fatal Washington Pedestrian Accident on Benson Highway

Posted on January 06, 2010
A 58-year old Seattle man was killed in a pedestrian accident after he was struck by a pickup truck while attempting to the cross Benson Highway in an unincorporated area of Kent. According to a news report, the man was not in a crosswalk when he tried to cross the five-lane highway...

Nail Guns Can Cause Serious Construction Site Injuries

Posted on January 05, 2010
A Washington construction site can pose numerous dangers to a worker. One of the less-talked-about dangers in construction sites involves nail guns. There was a recent news report about a construction worker who miraculously survived a nail that went through his heart...

Washington Hit-and-Run Car Accident Kills Pedestrian

Posted on January 04, 2010
Washington State Patrol officials are looking for a driver who they say caused a fatal car accident and then left the scene of the crash in Whatcom County. According to a KGMI news report, the car struck and killed and pedestrian on Blaine Road south of Lynden-Birch bay Road...

Patient Filed Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Over Botched Throat Surgery

Posted on December 31, 2009
Errors that occur during surgery can sometimes have devastating consequences and change a person's life forever. Seattle personal injury attorneys have represented a number of injured clients who have suffered permanent disabilities or have had to undergo unnecessary procedures, pain and suffering, and medical expenses as a result of surgical errors...

Defective Car Seat Carriers Recalled for Fall Hazard

Posted on December 30, 2009
Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. has issued a product defect recall for about 447,000 baby car seat carriers after many reports of the child restraint handle coming loose and infants falling and getting injured. According to an Associated Press news report, at least three infants have been injured...

Washington Fatal Construction Accident

Posted on December 29, 2009
A construction worker was killed at a work site on Guemes Island, according to a KIRO TV news report. The accident reportedly occurred when an 1,800-square-foot home fell off its foundation and crushed one of the workers to death. Six workers were lowering the house in order to comply with building codes, when the house slipped...

Jury Finds Nursing Home Neglect Led to Woman's Death

Posted on December 28, 2009
A jury has awarded $51,000 to the family of a nursing home resident, who died after suffering a large bed sore that ate through her skin, to the bone. According to a recent news report, the jury also decided that the nursing home should cover attorney's fees incurred by the resident's children over five years...

Toyota, Lexus and Ford Models Get Most Sudden Acceleration Complaints

Posted on December 24, 2009
A Consumer Reports analysis of a federal safety complaints database is showing that more than 40 percent of sudden acceleration complaints involve Toyota and Lexus models. According to a recent news report, the study looked at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) safety complaints database, which apparently also found Ford standing out with a significant number of complaints relating to sudden acceleration...

Washington Auto Accident Causes Granite Spill on Highway

Posted on December 23, 2009
A woman was injured after she crashed into a van hauling a trailer with granite slabs on Highway 305, the Kitsap Sun reports. The woman was traveling north on the highway in a Toyota Camry. Those who saw the incident told officials that the woman was veering in the lanes...

Kirk Bernard Discusses Spinal Cord Injury Causation and How to Lower the Incidence of Injury

Posted on December 23, 2009
A recently published article on Ezines addresses spinal cord injury causation and how a person can increase their awareness to lower the chance of injury. Nobody ever dreams they will be the one to sustain a life-altering spinal cord injury, but this kind of injury does happen...

Seattle Police Officer Injured in DUI Car Accident

Posted on December 22, 2009
A police officer was injured in a Seattle car accident, when a 21-year-old driver in a sport utility vehicle turned in front of the officer's car. According to a Fox news report, the police officer was on his way to work when the SUV suddenly turned in front of him at the intersection of East Pine and Boylston on Capitol Hill...

Kirk Bernard Addresses 7 Most Common Motorcycle Accident Injuries

Posted on December 22, 2009
A recent Articlebase post by Kirk Bernard discusses the 7 most common motorcycle accident injuries. For motorcycle enthusiasts, there is nothing quite like hitting the open road. Motorcycles offer a sense of freedom that cars and trucks simply can?t. Because motorcyclists aren?t as protected as those who drive cars, however, accidents typically result in more severe injuries...

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