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With some regularity, we see and hear media reports about the state of the infrastructure system in the United States. Roads and bridges are in dangerous condition, in need of repair or replacement. The stark reality is that natural gas pipelines across the United States are in desperate need of upgrade or reconfiguration. Every year, aged or improperly installed pipelines result in gas explosion accidents that cause major property damage as well as serious and even fatal injuries. The major…

New Year’s Eve in a Mesa, Arizona took a tragic and even bizarre turn. 10 people were celebrating the holiday in a private residence in the The semi failed to come to a stop and ended up plowing into a single-family home near the intersection.suburban Phoenix community. At the same time, a semi-truck was barreling down U.S. 60, approaching Crismon Road in Mesa. For reasons yet to be determined, the semi-truck driver elected to exit from U.S. 60 onto Crismon…

2020 ended and 2021 began with a breaking new story about a Wisconsin pharmacist that intentionally compromised hundreds of doses of the precious, vital coronavirus vaccine. Fortunately, what could have resulted in serious drug injury to multiple people was avoided in this case. For reasons yet to be disclosed (or perhaps even known), a pharmacist in Grafton (a suburb of Milwaukee) intentionally ruined hundreds of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by removing the injectable drug from required refrigeration for two…

The holiday season was marred for a number of families in the United States as a result of construction accidents. A trio of construction accident incidents involving vehicles resulted in death and serious injury over the yearend holidays. The stark reality is that one of the most commonplace types of construction site accidents in the country involve deaths and injuries sustained as the result of the negligent operation or motor vehicles or malfunctions of this type of equipment. Fairfax County,…

Two major railroad accidents occurred in the United States at Christmastime, resulting in multiple car derailments and the release of hazardous chemicals. A primary issue associated with train derailments is hazardous chemical spills that can not only harm the environment but present a very real risk to the health and welfare of rail crews and members of the general public. The first of the massive railroad derailments occurred in Iowa during the Christmas holiday and involved train heading into the…