InjuryBoard New York City Archives

• Carbon Monoxide Scare Sends Seventeen To The Hospital

  Chrissie Cole | January 31, 2009 11:10 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  A generator used to fill up two large Moonbounce playhouses is to blame for a carbon monoxide scare at a birthday party that sent 17 people to the hospital, said officials. The fan was...

• Two Health Care Workers Arrested for Elder Abuse

  Chrissie Cole | January 29, 2009 6:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  Two local health care workers have been arrested for abusing elderly residents in two area nursing homes, announced New York’s Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Monique Jones, 32, of...

• Lip Gloss Keychains Recalled For Lead Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | January 27, 2009 1:39 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Markwins Beauty Products, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), voluntary recalled 75,000 Lip Gloss Keychains because they contain high levels of lead. If...

• Anderson Hospital & 3 Doctors in IL accused for the wrongful death of a patient

  Marc Jay Bern | January 26, 2009 4:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  At Anderson Hospital in IL, 3 doctors and the hospital are being accused for causing the death of Frankie Mae Stokes. While receiving care at Anderson Hospital, she received abdominal and ulcer...

• The rate of uninsured drivers increases as the recession continues

  Oguz Ozdemir | January 26, 2009 4:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Studies have shown that the recession could potentially get worse due to the amount of people who do not have drivers insurance. When people drive without insurance they run they risk of not being...

• Fiery Car Crash Claims Father And Two Children

  Chrissie Cole | January 26, 2009 12:47 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A fiery car crash on Monday night claimed a Selden man and his two small children, according to officials. The father, 44, his stepson, 5, and 10-month-old daughter, died in a Jeep that was...

• Construction Worker Injured At WTC Tower

  Chrissie Cole | January 24, 2009 11:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Discrimination

  A construction worker was injured in an accident last week in the basement level of the former Deutsche Bank tower, where workers were removing debris. The site is also where two firefighters were...

• Mylan's Generic Version of Prilosec Approved by FDA

  Chrissie Cole | January 23, 2009 11:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A generic formulation of Prilosec, from Mylan, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for immediate launch. Prilosec, marketed by AstraZeneca, is used for the treatment...

• U.S. Airlines Crashes into the Hudson

  Paul Napoli | January 20, 2009 5:57 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  On Thursday afternoon at 3:27 P.M., a U.S. Airways plane taking off from LaGuardia Airport in NY headed to Charlotte, NC crashed into the Hudson River. Apparently the cause of the plane having to...

• Bayer’s Response to 60-minute episode on Trasylol

  Oguz Ozdemir | January 13, 2009 1:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  When the 60-minute episode aired on Trasylol Bayer was asked what they thought about the program in which they expressed sorry and grief for the death of Joseph Randone who was administered Trasylol...

• Medical Malpractice at an All-Time Low

  Oguz Ozdemir | January 13, 2009 1:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Many different counties across the United States have seen all time low rates of medical malpractice in 2008. This is a very interesting turn of events as we have seen the rate of medical...

• King Nut Recalls Peanut Butter For Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | January 12, 2009 8:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Minnesota Public Health officials have linked King Nut peanut butter to a nationwide salmonella outbreak after preliminary lab tests found the products were contaminated. On January 10, 2009,...

• City Worker Killed In Accident At Sewage Plant

  Chrissie Cole | January 09, 2009 11:08 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A New York City Department of Environmental Protection worker was killed when a temporary conveyor belt collapsed crushing him beneath its steel supports, according to city officials. The...

• Make Up Remover Recalled Over Possible Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | January 05, 2009 11:49 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  SimplySmart “Remove” Make Up Remover was voluntarily recalled by Celeste Industries Corporation in the U.S. and Canada after certain lots tested positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa...

• Lasko Products to Pay $500,000 Penalty Over Faulty Fans

  Chrissie Cole | January 02, 2009 12:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Lasko Products Inc. denies knowingly violating the law, but has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty (pdf) which settles claims that the company failed to immediately report incidents associated...