The number of workplace fatalities in New Mexico decreased in 2010 when compared to the previous year. A study by the New Mexico Environment Department says preliminary figures shot there were 38 work-related deaths in 2010. There were 42 such …
Thailand battled to protect the capital Bangkok from being swamped by water on Friday, with canals full to the brim after devastating floods across the region that sources in neighbouring Myanmar said had killed at least 100 people there. After …
Ninety-five workers were killed in on-the-job incidents in West Virginia in 2010, more than double the 41 workplace deaths that occurred the previous year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. The preliminary 2010 total, which includes 29 coal …
Authorities in Southern California say three Riverside men died when their small plane crashed in San Bernardino County. The county coroner says the men were 26, 35 and 38 years old but their names haven’t been released. The Beech 33 …
Toymaker Henry Gordy International Inc has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1.1 million over a dart gun set linked to three deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Friday. Its Auto Fire Target Sets were sold …
The State Patrol says more than 400 people who died on Minnesota roads in the last three years weren’t wearing seat belts. State transportation officials are renewing their request for drivers and passengers to buckle up. A statewide enforcement effort …
Two utility workers died after their truck plunged into a reservoir along a Northern California river as they were returning from a job. The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. employees drowned Thursday when their company truck skidded off the road …
Oklahoma workplace deaths rose 11 percent last year, but the increase was likely caused by people returning to work following the steep economic downturn of the year before, a federal official said. There were 91 work-related deaths in Oklahoma in …
The number of traffic fatalities is dropping across Kentucky and the commonwealth appears to be on track for a sixth consecutive year of decline. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety reports traffic deaths are down 7.7 percent statewide from the …
Officials say two skydivers died near the Nevada-Arizona border Sunday after their parachute failed to open. Police in Mesquite, Nev., say the instructor and student were on a tandem jump before noon when their main parachute failed. Mesquite police spokesman …