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An Oregon accident left an employee dead and the company for which he worked searching for answers and a way to prevent future accidents. Two employees for an unnamed Oregon company were excavating a buried irrigation pipeline for an agricultural operation. One employee was operating a backhoe to unearth concrete vaults in a trench 35 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 14 feet deep. The second employee entered the trench to remove soil remaining around the pipeline and vault. While…

An employee in the Midwest had just filled a bulk storage silo with cattle feed and was repositioning the metal overhead delivery boom to its storage position on the truck when the boom contacted an overhead 7,200-volt power line. The driver, who operated the boom from controls mounted on the truck, suffered severe electrical shock. Electric current traveled through the vehicle to the driver’s hand, finally exiting through the driver’s feet. The driver reported his hand becoming ‘locked’ to the…

Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in a fatal  car accident in the 800 block of Federal Road about 6:50 p.m. on Friday, March 5th. The suspect, Juan Gabriel Ramirez, 35, is charged with one count of intoxicated manslaughter and one count of intoxicated assault in the 176th State District Court. Reports say that Ramirez, driving a silver Isuzu Rodeo, was traveling northbound on Federal Road when he struck two female pedestrians attempting to cross the street. Ramirez…

A man was mortally injured in a traffic accident in the 4400 block of Kashmere about 6:10 p.m on Feb. 18 and later died from his injuries. The victim was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital in critical condition, but doctors pronounced him dead on Tuesday, March 9. His identity is pending verification by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office. Reports say the driver of a red Ford F-150 pickup truck was speeding eastbound on Cavalcade when he turned north…

Fifteen-year-old Ron Edmonds, of Franklin, MN  was remembered at a vigil Sunday, the day after he drowned in a private lake in a Franklin neighborhood. The popular middle school student was reportedly swimming with friends when he drowned. Edmonds mother, Lisa Allen, publicly let the two friends Ron was swimming with that she doesn’t blame them for his death, and they shouldn’t blame themselves. She said there was nothing else they could do to save him. Family members say they…