Posts tagged safe

• Recall of 159,000 Black & Decker Spacemaker Coffeemakers

  Paul Napoli | June 02, 2012 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Reports of consumers who suffered cuts and burns when their coffee pot handle broke have prompted the recall of about 159,000 Black & Decker® brand coffeemakers. Applica Consumer...

• USDOT shuts down 26 curbside bus operators deemed “imminent hazard” to public safety

  Paul Napoli | June 01, 2012 12:12 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  After a yearlong investigation into the curbside bus industry, transportation regulators have shut down 26 bus operators running routes along I-95 from New York to Florida, declaring them...

• More Safety 1st brand child safety locks recalled: toilet and cabinet locks fail to keep kids out

  Paul Napoli | May 31, 2012 1:30 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Parents of small children should be aware of another Safety 1st child safety lock recall involving defective toilet and cabinet locks sold at major retailers across the country because children...

• Imaginarium Activity Center Recalled By Toys R Us

  Chrissie Cole | May 30, 2012 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Toys “R” Us, in cooperation with CPSC, has issued a voluntary recall of certain Imaginarium Activity Center toys, because the wooden knobs can detach posing a choking hazard. To...

• Asbestos removal contractor cited for workers without proper respiratory protection and training

  Paul Napoli | May 28, 2012 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An asbestos removal contractor is facing $56K in fines after government safety inspectors found workers exposed to asbestos and fall hazards during asbestos remediation at a Buffalo, NY...

• OSHA cites Brooklyn contractor in fatal Brighton Beach building collapse

  Paul Napoli | May 27, 2012 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal safety regulators have found the collapse of a building under construction in Brighton Beach that killed one worker and injured four others was the result of poor construction by a...

• National Safe Boating Week—Avoid These Common Injuries

  Eric Chaffin | May 22, 2012 4:30 PM | 1 CommentNew York, NY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I spent my childhood in West Virginia’s many natural and man made lakes and streams and enjoy boating on Long Island Sound and around New York City. Before launching my Grady White...

• Chrysler recalls Jeep Wranglers due to risk of vehicle fire

  Paul Napoli | May 21, 2012 7:57 PM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A government investigation of fires involving Jeep Wranglers has prompted Chrysler to recall about 68,000 of the vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced...

• Worker crushed to death by huge roll of newsprint paper at PA printing plant

  Paul Napoli | May 18, 2012 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal officials are investigating after a huge roll of paper destined for a printing plant rolled off the boxcar delivering it, crushing a rail worker. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...

• Retailers agree to stop selling deadly Tots in Mind Crib Tents and Play Yard Tents, offer refund

  Paul Napoli | May 17, 2012 3:26 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Five major retailers have agreed to stop selling Tots in Mind brand crib tents and play yard tents associated with serious injuries and a fatality, and will give consumers a refund even though...