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As children are returning to school with increasing frequency as the coronavirus pandemic appears to be becoming more contained, students are riding buses more regularly. This will taper off during the summer months but will accelerate in the fall when schools are expected to be open. The potential risks faced by students on buses was illustrated by a pair of dramatic school bus accidents. School Bus Filled with Children Rolls into Ditch One of a pair of school bus accidents…

A study of dental patients who received opioid painkillers following a procedure recently was released. The study revealed that dental patients prescribed opioid painkillers following a procedure had an overdose rate upwards to two and a half times higher than similarly situated people who obtained another type of pain killing medication. The study was undertaken by researchers at the University of Michigan between 2011 and 2018. Basic Facts about Dental Patient Opioid Overdose Research Study Basic facts elucidated from the…

A large explosion erupted at the Kerr Dam in Oklahoma, killing two people. Officials with the Grand River Dam Authority have not yet released specific information about how the deadly Kerr Dam explosion accident occurred. Investigators have only now begun their work at identifying what went wrong at the dam, resulting in the tragic death of two people. The Kerr Dam explosion accident occurred at about 6:00 p.m. Oklahoma time on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Three men were at work…

A natural gas line exploded on Friday, injuring three people in the Baltimore suburb of Pikesville. Little information is yet available on the precise cause of the Baltimore gas explosion accident. Three people have been hospitalized as a result of the accident, one of these individuals listed in critical condition. All three of the injured people are thought to be members of Baltimore Gas and Electric, BGE, crews. Crews from the company were at the scene working on a gas…

A freight elevator in a Brooklyn warehouse began to tumble downward in an uncontrolled manner with about 25 people and an undisclosed amount of IT equipment onboard. The emergency braking system did not operate properly, although it did finally kick-in in what was moments before a catastrophic collapse very well may have occurred at the bottom of the elevator shaft. A total of five people were injured in the Brooklyn elevator accident. Two police officers are included among the injured…