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An Ardmore, Oklahoma asphalt plant explosion killed one person and evidently injured no one else. The Oklahoma asphalt plant explosion occurred on Friday. As of Sunday morning, literally nothing more is known about the deadly explosion beyond the fact that it was fatal, occurred at an Ardmore asphalt plant, and sent a thick plume of murky black smoke high into the sky. What is not known about the Ardmore asphalt plant explosion includes: Any identifying information about the person killed…

A reality about traveling via commercial airliner is that these types of aircrafts do not often crash. In other words, catastrophic commercial aircraft accidents, while headline makers, are rare. With that noted, thousands of travelers are injured every year in onboard aircraft accidents. Among the most common underlying causes of an accident on an airliner is turbulence. As more and more people are turning to traveling in the post-pandemic world, the number of passengers on commercial airplanes is increasing rapidly…

Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that the company is recalling five of its popular, briskly selling sunscreen products after finding they contain low levels of benzene. Benzene is a dangerous chemical that has been found to cause cancer with repeated exposure. The nature of benzene and the fact that people use sunscreen time and again resulted in red flags and the manufacturer issuing the immediate recall. Five Johnson & Johnson Sunscreen Products Subject to Recall The immediate recall impacts five…

A Philadelphia construction accident took the life of one worker and seriously injured another. The tragic incident involved a piece of equipment known in the industry as a “drilling rig.” A construction drilling rig should not be confused with a platform of the same name used in the oil and gas industry. A construction drilling rig is used to move heavy equipment at a work site. The fatal Philadelphia construction accident occurred when the drilling rig fell over and crushed…

The Consumer Product Safety Commission took a highly unusual step on July 7, 2021. The Commission voted to initiate legal processes to force the recall of a certain line of home elevators. As of this time, at least eight children have been crushed to death in elevator accidents involving home lifts manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Access. Recalls of the type the Commission is attempting to force normally are undertaken voluntarily by a manufacturer like ThyssenKrupp Access. ThyssenKrupp Access is a wholly…