Author: Michael S. Callahan
When the morning-sickness drug thalidomide was introduced in the 1960s, little was known about how medication could affect a developing fetus. But when more than 10,000 babies were born with missing or shrunken limbs, medical experts quickly realized that drugs ingested by women during pregnancy can have powerful and potentially devastating consequences for their unborn […]
Products qualifying as medical devices are required to undergo a rigorous review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before being sold. However, some medical devices marketed in the past, or currently promoted, pose dangers to patients because of poor testing and flawed FDA review. Transvaginal mesh (TVM) slings are among the defective products the […]
Work related deaths in Texas more than doubled for contractors between 2011 and 2012, according to a recent government report. The report, “Revisions to the 2012 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Counts,” by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that the number of contractors fatally injured on the job in the United States […]
A lumber plant in Corrigan, Texas caught fire on Saturday evening, injuring seven workers. The initial call that reported the fire at the Georgia-Pacific plant was placed just after 6 p.m. Four medical helicopters and multiple ambulances were dispatched to the scene. The fire, which took several hours to extinguish, was reportedly sparked by an […]
Authorities are investigating the death of a West Texas oilfield worker who was killed on the floor of a drilling rig on Sunday, April 20 in Upton County. Early reports claim that the accident was equipment related and occurred around 9:30 p.m. on an Apache Corporation lease about 25 miles north of Rankin, Texas. The […]
An East Texas oilfield worker was killed in an on the job industrial accident Thursday, March 6. According to news reports, the 43-year-old worker identified as James Croft of Tyler, TX suffered fatal crush injuries while working on a demolition project at Venture Chemicals, located a few miles outside of Seagraves in Terry County. Croft, […]
On Monday, February 24, 2014, two oil field workers were electrocuted when they were struck by a fallen electrical line in southwest Houston, Texas, according to authorities. Paramedics gave the men CPR as an ambulance rushed them to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Apparently, a crane struck an electrical line in a field near the 16800 block […]
The number of oil and gas workers killed on the job in Texas increased in 2012 by nearly 60 percent from the previous year, according to a recent investigation by the Houston Chronicle. The Chronicle’s investigative report, Peril in the Oil Patch, revealed that 65 oil and gas workers died as a result of work-related […]
The frequency of theft incidents has become a growing concern in recent years, emphasizing the importance of being prepared with theft insurance coverage. According to recent statistics, break-ins and theft continue to pose a significant threat to individuals and their properties. A home is burglarized every 23 seconds in the United States, with an average […]
Business interruption coverage is an important part of a business insurance policy. Business operations can be interrupted due to fires, flooding, natural disasters and a wide range of other reasons. Business owners rely upon this type of coverage to ensure the business can survive an unexpected obstacle. When insurance companies fail to pay business interruption […]