Posts tagged injuries

• Oakland Motorcycle Fatality

  Claude Wyle | January 12, 2012 1:09 AM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  As an avid motorcycle rider and motorcycle attorney I have to say that I have heard way too many motorcycle fatality stories lately. There seem to be more bikers who are crashing and more car...

• San Francisco Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Sadly Reports Texting-While-Driving Child Fatality

  Claude Wyle | May 25, 2011 7:51 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  I have devoted my career to making drivers who cause fatalities accountable! Regardless, I am still shocked and saddened when I read about a fatality caused by a careless driver. When the core cause...

• Children and traumatic brain injury

  John Demas | June 29, 2010 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  When you throw a stone into the center of a small pond, it creates a beautiful ripple that expands from the center and stretches slowly but surely across the pond. If the stone was large enough, the...

• Wear a helmet--save your life

  John Demas | September 22, 2008 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  We see a number of different collisions that occur on California Highways including a lot of motorcycle crashes. Unfortunately, the injuries are usually much more severe with bike riders than people...

• 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...

• Washington State Highlights Motorcycle Safety

  Greg Owen | April 01, 2008 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  April will kick off Washington State's motorcycle safety campaign. The word is spreading by way of radio, television and print. In fact, Washington is backing up its concern for the safety of...

• To Wear or Not to Wear a Motorcycle Helmet

  Greg Owen | January 21, 2008 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Motorcyclists in Nebraska could have the option to choose whether or not to wear a helmet. Currently in Nebraska the legislature is debating a bill that would allow people 21 years or older to decide whether they want to wear a motorcycle helmet. A safety course would be required for anyone choosing to ride helmet free. In addition, eye wear protection would also be required. This new bill is in...

• 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...

• Strict Motorcycle Laws Enacted in Puerto Rico

  Greg Owen | October 13, 2007 5:34 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  If you think that motorcycle laws are strict in the United States, take a look at the laws in Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico if you are riding a motorcycle, you are required to wear protective jackets, gloves, long pants and boots. This became the law of the land this weekWisely, they have also lowered the blood-alcohol level to .02 from .08, which is the blood-alcohol level allowed for motorists....

• 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...