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Charges Filed In Billy Currington Stage Collapse
In 2006, the stage at the Big Valley Jamboree in Alberta, Canada collapsed during Billy Currington’s performance. Billy suffered a minor concussion, while his bassist Alex Stevens was pinned under the wreckage for a half-hour. In total, 75 people...Tags: Career and Workplace
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Injured 'Transformers' extra awarded $18.5M
A 26-year-old woman will be awarded $18.5 million after reaching a settlement with Paramount Pictures and DW Studio Productions after an on-set accident during the filming of the third"Transformers"movie left her seriously injured, her lawyer said...
Tags: Transformers (movie), Companies and Corporations, Health, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (movie), Little Village
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State to contractors: No more drinking on 520 Bridge project
Q13 Fox News OnlineState Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond said Wednesday her office has told contractors working on the SR 520 Bridge construction that employees should not be drinking beer or any alcohol in the workplace. “According to recent news reports,...Tags: House Building, Health, Career and Workplace, Employees
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a $76,000 job!
Taking down an airplane doesn't require a bomb. Just a bird. After two major bird-airplane collisions at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, federal aviation officials are requiring Broward County to hire a full-time bird-watcher to keep...
Tags: Broward County Commission, Wildlife, Science and Technology, Health, Biology
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$18.5 million settlement in Transformers 3 accident
Tribune reporterAn $18.5 million settlement has been reached with a woman who was seriously injured while working as an extra for the third Transformers movie. Gabriela Cedillo, 26 was in a scene being filmed with stunt vehicles on Sept. 1, 2010 when a cable pulling...Tags: Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Coca-Cola Union Asks Customers To Boycott Coke
The Hartford CourantStrikers at the East Hartford Coca-Cola bottling plant plan to hand out leaflets asking customers to boycott Coke at local stores, and will publicize the boycott at Six Flags amusement park, the Dave Matthews concert and Rock Cats baseball game this...Tags: Dave Matthews, Coca-Cola Co., Health, Six Flags Inc., East Hartford
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Putting a finger on high health costs
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelThe Sentinel published a story this week about Osceola County offering to send its employees abroad for operations. According to the story, “Osceola expects to save so much money on each overseas procedure — even after paying for travel &#... -
Year later, California oil regulators unsure what caused worker death
PolitiCalNearly a year after a Kern County oil worker was sucked underground and boiled to death, state regulators still don’t know what caused the accident and have outsourced the investigation to two leading oil companies. On Monday, the Division of...... -
Outback Steakhouse in North Miami Beach, Kings Super Buffet in Lauderhill among restaurants cited by state inspectors
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? Critical violations of state sanitation and safety laws observed by inspectors last week at 6 South Florida restaurants prompted the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to cite the owners and briefly suspend their operations....Tags: Storage, Consumers, Broward County, Salads, Health
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Anchorage Fire Department Experiencing Problems with Breathing Gear
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Fire Department responded, Tuesday, to an investigative report which questioned the reliability of breathing packs used by AFD first responders. “The Anchorage Fire Department has experienced difficulties with the Draeger Self-...Tags: Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Association of Fire Fighters
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'A lot of twisted metal and devastation'
An explosion at an Arlington Heights manufacturing plant Tuesday killed one person, injured 10 others and sent chemical fumes into the air. Authorities were investigating the cause of the blast but said it appeared to be accidental. The fumes posed no...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Disasters and Accidents, Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Emergency Incidents
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Outback Steakhouse in North Miami Beach, Kings Super Buffet in Lauderhill among restaurants cited by state inspectors
Critical violations of state sanitation and safety laws observed by inspectors last week at 6 South Florida restaurants prompted the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to cite the owners and briefly suspend their operations....
Tags: Storage, Consumers, Broward County, Salads, Health
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