InjuryBoard New York City Archives

• Children Exposed to Toxic Dust Following 9/11 Have Developed Respiratory Symptoms

  Chrissie Cole | November 29, 2007 11:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  New data shows 1,700 children exposed to toxic dust following the attacks on the World Trade Center have developed respiratory symptoms. 53% of the 3,100 children included in the survey, all of which are enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry, suffer from symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing, according to the city health department.The survey also found that...

• Holiday Ornaments Recalled for Lead Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | November 28, 2007 11:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Reeves International Inc. in cooperation with CPSC announced a voluntary recall of various holiday ornaments because they contain excessive levels of lead.Included in the ornament recall are: 2006 Snow Princess Stirrup Ornaments, 2007 Photo Frame Horseshoe Ornaments and 2007 Holiday Stirrup Ornaments.Consumers are advised to stop using the ornaments and to return them to the store of purchase...

• New York City Woman Dies in Car Crash

  Shannon Weidemann | November 26, 2007 12:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 32-year-old woman from New York City was killed in a car accident on a Pennslyvania highway. The accident happened on Wednesday, one of the busiest travel days of the year. The driver of the car, also from New York City was injured in the crash. His condition is unknown. A westbound car collided with an eastbound tractor-trailer about 9:30 a.m. after the car crossed a grassy median near...

• Topps Files for Bankruptcy After E. Coli Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | November 23, 2007 11:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Topps Meat company has filed for bankruptcy and will liquidate the company. This action comes after a massive recall of frozen hamburger patties. The hamburger patties were contaminated with E. coli and 21.7 million pounds of meat were involved in the recall. Topps recalled a year's worth of production -- 21.7 million pounds of frozen hamburgers -- after some meat was found contaminated...

• Chapel Hill Construction Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | November 16, 2007 3:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A construction worker was injured in a crane accident in Chapel Hill on Wednesday morning. The man fell 10 to 15 feet into a trench. He was moving a concrete vault into the trench. The accident happened at 410 McCauley Street behind a power plant on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill.Officials say the crane tipped over at the site of the campus' co-generation facility.It took two hours to rescue...

• Metal Pieces Found in Cans of Girl Scout Cashews

  Chrissie Cole | November 15, 2007 1:28 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Girl Scouts of Santiam Council, in Oregon, voluntarily recalled thousands of cashew cans after small, spiral metal pieces were reported found mixed in with the cashews.The cashews were sold in Benton, Linn, Lincoln, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties, according to the director of program services for the Girl Scouts of the Santiam Council. The council has received six reports of opened cans of...

• HPV Vaccine Linked to Paralysis

  Shannon Weidemann | November 14, 2007 9:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The vaccine Gardasil was introduced last year as a way to combat cervical cancer in women. It works by preventing an infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Now there are reports of girls having adverse affects after receiving the vaccine. One such report is from the family of a 12-year-old girl in Florida that had paralysis in one leg two weeks after receiving the first injection. The...

• Curious George Dolls Recalled for Lead Hazard Risk

  Chrissie Cole | November 08, 2007 7:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  In cooperation with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Marvel Toys announced a toy recall of 175,000 Curious George plush dolls. The surface paint on the plastic face of the toy and hat contains excessive levels of lead. Lead can be toxic if ingested by small children.The toy recall includes Curious George 12 inch plush dolls with a plastic face. They come with different outfits:...

• Bayer Stops Selling Trasylol

  Shannon Weidemann | November 05, 2007 8:51 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The blood clotting drug Trasylol will no longer be sold by Bayer AG after studies have shown there is an increased risk of death from using the drug. The recalled drug increases the risk of kidney damage when used during heart bypass surgery. The FDA cannot identify a patient population in which the use of Trasylol (aprotinin) outweighs the risk, Dr. John K. Jenkins, director of the FDA's...

• An Oil Tanker Crashed Into a Light House Off Staten Island

  Jenny Albano | November 04, 2007 10:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  On Saturday, November 3 an oil tanker crashed a lighthouse off the coast of Staten Island. The tanker, Axel Spirit, slammed into the light house tower at around 2 a.m. The tanker damaged the tower's legs, so the tower's light is no longer rotating and is not considered reliable. The light is still working though.No injuries were found aboard the tanker and no pollution of oil was reported. ...