Posts tagged burn injuries

• Vacuum Truck Driver Killed in Explosion

  Christina Cole | March 13, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Man Killed in a deadly oil field explosion.A man is dead after the vacuum truck he was driving hit an oil well triggering a horrendous explosion, this morning.He was found dead two hours after the fire was reported, according to Fire Department officials. At first, officials were under the assumption that it was a natural gas fire with no injuries. Fire Rescue had to stay a good distance away...

• Systems Of Fire Hazard Identification - Are You Aware Of Them?

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 3:19 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Can you recognize a fire hazard risk? Systems of fire hazard identification are for people like you and me, who have no degree in fire fighting. There are symbols known as "hazard diamonds" drawn on vehicles, chemical bottles, storage tanks, and other fire prone areas for caution. The symbols have been designed by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), under section 704 of the National Fire...

• Natural Gas Explosion Burns Two Men

  Shannon Weidemann | September 26, 2007 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A drilling accident in Richland, New York caused two men to suffer burn injuries this morning. They were drilling a well looking for water when they hit a pocket of natural gas. One man suffered second and third-degree burns on his arms. The two men were drilling a well at 377 Canning Factory Road in Richland at 11:15 a.m. when their drill hit gas 120 feet below the surface, said state...

• Ranch Hands Burned in Water Well Explosion

  Todd Slaughter | July 25, 2008 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  ORLAND, California. The Chico Enterprise Record reported that two ranch hands were seriously injured yesterday when an irrigation well that they were working on suddenly exploded with flame. The...

• Police Officer Pulls Driver from Burning Vehicle

  Chrissie Cole | August 17, 2007 7:22 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A driver traveling on the Southland Freeway struck the center divider causing his engine to catch fire in a car accident on Friday. Trapped in the vehicle, the man owes his life to an L.A. police officer who pulled him from the burning vehicle. To rescue him, the officer had to break the passenger window of the burning vehicle. Fortunately, the man only suffered a broken collar bone in the...

• Stay Safe from Burns on Halloween

  Shannon Weidemann | October 26, 2007 1:38 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Halloween is on Wednedsay October 31st this year. Emergency rooms often see patients that have been burned on Halloween. Costumes may be made from a flammable material and candles in pumpkins and luminaries are found all over on Halloween. Here are some tips to help keep you and your family safe while Trick or Treating.When purchasing costumes, masks, beards and wigs, look for flame-resistant...

• Fireworks and Sparklers Can Cause Severe Burns

  Shannon Weidemann | June 27, 2007 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  July 4th is almost upon us and it is a good time for some firework safety tips. Sparklers are often believed to be safe for young children but they burn at very high temperatures. A much safer alternative is a glow in the dark stick, necklace or toy. Here are some other firework safety tips:- Light fireworks outdoors in a clear area away from houses, dry leaves or grass and flammable...

• Firefighter Suffers Burn Injury Battling House Fire

  Christina Cole | May 07, 2007 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A firefighter suffered a minor burn injury to his leg, on Saturday, in a blaze that destroyed the attic and one bedroom of a two-story house, police said. The firefighter was treated at the scene and released, according to the fire deparment.The fire started at approximately 7:50 a.m. in a single-family house located in the 31100 block of Lemm Drive, according to Riverside County Fire...

• Los Angeles Child Plays With Lighter and Gets Burned

  Shannon Weidemann | April 25, 2007 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A 6-year-old girl in Los Angeles was playing with a lighter at her home when her clothes caught on fire. She ran out of her house and caught the attention of a 17-year-old neighbor by her screams. He was able to wrap her in a towel to extinguish the fire. Firefighters and Paramedics arrived at a single-family residence to find a severely burned 6 year-old female, conscious and alert, however,...

• Feds Shut Mine - 22 Violations Discovered

  IB Contributor | February 01, 2007 9:20 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Mining Company Covered Up Prior ExplosionPennsylvania regulators have stripped a coal mine operator of its permit because they say the operator covered up the cause of an explosion two years before a miner was killed there in a similar blast, according to an Associated Press news report. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ordered R&D Coal Company to shutter its Buck...