Posts tagged injuries

• Why Link Medical Malpractice Reform With Healthcare Reform? Does not make sense.

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | October 01, 2009 9:20 AM | 5 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  For the past few months, the one public policy that has been on every American's mind is health care reform. It seems like everyone has their own, unique opinion on the state of our country's health...

• Harry Potter Theme Park Ride Records First Significant Guest Injuries

  Ed Normand | July 21, 2011 9:00 AM | 4 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to the Orlando Sentinel, the popular Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride has experienced its first significant guest injury during the first quarter of 2011. A state record...

• Tourist Suffers Eye Injury Riding Harry Potter Roller Coaster

  Council Wooten | August 09, 2011 9:59 AM | 3 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A male tourist suffered an eye injury while riding Dragon Challenge roller coaster at the Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios. Local reports confirm that Carlos Montalvo was riding in the...

• Football Player’s Death Calls Attention to Depression Caused by TBIs

  Ed Normand | May 16, 2012 8:57 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  video platform video management video solutions video player This is an ABC News report discussing the death of former National Football League (NFL) linebacker...

• 2010 Amusment Ride Injury Numbers

  Jason Herrera | August 11, 2011 7:19 PM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Trying to locate amusement ride injury information is quite possibly one of the hardest things to do. I should know. By thinking outside of the box, I was able to track 838 amusement ride injuries...

• Parents Have the Power to Prevent Bullying

  Council Wooten | May 02, 2012 8:56 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  This is a trailer for the documentary “Bully,” which was released last month and has garnered much national attention. While many people have an understandable tendency to dismiss...

• Tractor-Trailer Hits School Bus With Students Onboard In Downtown Jacksonville

  Eddie Farah | March 19, 2009 11:37 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This is a story that could have had a much worse ending. A tractor-trailer rear-ended a school bus on a field trip in downtown Jacksonville this morning. The kids from Lake Forest Elementary...

• Construction Crane Kills Workers

  Seth Miles | March 26, 2008 2:35 PM | 1 CommentMiami, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A 14,000 pound steel crane fell thirty-seven stories at a condominium construction site. Two workers, Terrance Hennessy, 59, and Jeremy Thornsbury, 21, were killed. Mark Simone; Emanoel Souza, 31; Theron Cook, 57, and Russell Dyer, 48 were injured. I have handled similar construction accidents in the past. Sadly, despite a host of rules and regulations, these types of accidents are becoming...

• Florida Worker's Compensation Overview

  Staff Writer | November 09, 2005 2:24 PM | 1 CommentPensacola, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In Florida, as in most states there is a separate body of law addressing Worker’s Compensation (formerly Workman’s Compensation). Generally, Worker’s Comp. deals with an employer or the employer’s insurance company obligations regarding wages and medical bills when an employee is injured on the job. In Florida, as in most states there is a separate body of law addressing Worker's...

• 10 Most Dangerous Jobs In U.S.

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2005 6:25 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Time to appreciate the risks taken by others to provide us with the goods and services we require. Start that appreciation with the 10 most dangerous jobs in the country. Workers most likely to be killed at work are not donning bullet-proof vests to capture criminals or saving victims from fire-engulfed buildings. Those of us who sit at desks need to appreciate the risks taken by others to...