According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, General Electric has agreed to pay a $3.5 million civil penalty due to their failure to report an unreasonable risk of serious injury caused by defective ranges and dishwashers. Reports show that the connector in the range’s wire harness can overheat and cause…
The National Safety Council delegates the months of June and July to focus on fireworks safety, since fireworks injuries are most common between June 1 and July 4 each year. Eye injuries are a noteworthy concern when it comes to projectile fireworks like bottle rockets and Roman candles. According to…
For many Americans, the Fourth of July holiday means grabbing friends and family members and barbecuing on the grill. While cooking out is essentially a rite of summer, most people fail to realize the budding dangers for serious burns and other injuries right in your back yard. According to the…
A Davie, Florida woman is recovering from a burn injury after reaching her hand inside a mailbox where police believe an acid bomb exploded. Police responded to a residence around 9 a.m. and treated the woman for a minor injury. The woman told police she heard a loud noise Tuesday…
A Florida Panhandle man lost a piece of his tongue and a few of his front teeth after the electronic cigarette he was smoking Monday night exploded. The fire chief for the North Bay Fire Department near Niceville equated the incident to a bottle rocket igniting in the man’s mouth.…
Most people consider holiday decorations a central part of celebrating the season. While decorating your home may be a festive tradition, when holiday adornments have product defects the aftermath can be anything but jolly and leave you and your loved ones with serious personal injuries. With the holiday season officially…
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has confirmed that four people were injured in a gasoline-tank explosion Tuesday afternoon at a machine shop in Medley, Florida. Workers were supposedly cutting into an empty fuel tank that apparently was not cleaned properly on the inside and had fumes built up. According to the…
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, many Floridians have opted to try a new spin on the holiday staple – deep fried turkey. While the results can be delicious, deep frying can also be quite dangerous. In fact, the use of outdoor gas-fueled turkey fryers require turkeys to be immersed…
A bananas foster dessert at a Palm Harbor, Florida restaurant caught fire and resulted in four people suffering burns ranging in severity. A 25-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after allegedly suffering first-and second-degree burns along with a 56-year-old woman suffering respiratory burns. According to Florida Today, two other…
January, 2011 A Marion County woman, 29, was arrested Saturday for allegedly pouring gasoline on her boyfriend’s genital area and setting him on fire. The man was taken to Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville with critical injuries. His condition is unknown as of Sunday morning, according to…