The family of a man who died outside of a nightclub in the District of Columbia after a physical encounter with several club employees has sued. The $15 million lawsuit against several owners and employees of DC9 was filed in …
The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana says a 22-year-old Gulf Island Fabrication employee died when he was hit in the head by a cable that came loose while moving metal sheet piling. The Courier reports that Mark Naquin of …
The state has cited Norfolk, Va., for 19 serious safety violations stemming from the death of a city worker who was crushed inside a recycling truck. A report from the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry says the violations include …
A lawsuit filed by residents in southeastern Kentucky blames a mining company’s surface mining practices for stoking a flood that killed a man and damaged homes in Knox County this summer. The suit against Nally & Hamilton Enterprises includes more …
An industrial accident at a Texas Instruments chip fabrication unit in the Dallas area has left a worker dead. Richardson police Sgt. Kevin Perlich on Tuesday identified the victim as 54-year-old Roy Aguilar of Dallas. Perlich says firefighters Monday responded …
The owner of an Orange County tree-trimming business faces fraud charges after filing a 2007 insurance claim for the family of an employee who died in a wood chipper. Prosecutors say he never paid premiums on the insurance. Jose Luis …
Jacksonville school officials say a Ribault High School player has died from injuries suffered during the team’s batting practice. The official says the 17-year-old player died Saturday, three days after being struck in the head by a baseball that ricocheted …
San Leandro police say a man who resisted arrest outside a fast-food restaurant died after officers shot him with a Taser stun gun. Sgt. Doug Calcagno says around 11:30 p.m. Sunday two officers responded to a call about a man …
A woman who was killed with three others in a head-on collision four years ago this week had just left a Gulfport bar where, by most accounts, she was visibly drunk when the waitresses continued to serve her alcohol and …
Officials say a 3-year-old boy died after getting caught up in venetian blinds at his home in Bonaire. The Telegraph reports Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says the child, Mario Williams, was pronounced dead in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit …