- Lee Coleman | June 30, 2007 11:15 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA has issued a warning not to eat the Veggie Booty Snack Food marketed by Robert's American Gourmet, who has issued a recall of all the product, all lot numbers and expiration dates nationwide. This being based on 52 reports of illness across 17 states starting in March 2007. The Salmonella related illnesses have been most reported in children under 10. The CDC reported this on June 27th...
- Lee Coleman | June 29, 2007 8:34 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe crash that killed two and injured around 66, some critically, had several contributing factors. The bus was a 1995 model and at first the model could not be identified because the tags were expired and registered to another bus. The bus was also only equipped to handle 55 passengers, there were 66 on it at the time of the crash. One person said children were sitting wherever the could....
- Lee Coleman | June 26, 2007 4:32 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe bus crash that injured 66 and killed one on Monday is still being investigated but the victims are beginning to return home. Six remained at a shelter today set up by the American Red Cross. Eleven of the injured are still at area hospitals in Bowling Green and four in Nashville. The community really came together to help the victims from the time of the crash when several counties responded...
- Lee Coleman | June 25, 2007 1:00 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThursday afternoon a 13 year old girl lost her feet when they were severed just above the ankle while on a ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. The Superman Tower of Power ride is one that takes riders up 177 feet into the air and then drops at speeds of 54 mph 157 feet before stopping 20 feet above the ground. At this time it appears a cable may have come loose and become wrapped around the...
- Lee Coleman | June 25, 2007 10:34 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA bus chartered from Alabama for a family reunion in Buffalo, Ny. ends in a tragic crash around 3 a.m. this morning on I-65 in Warren County, Ky. At least one female is confirmed dead and up to 66 injured in the crash which happened just before the Cumberland Parkway interchange. The bus apparently ran off the road and then struck a bridge crushing the front of the bus. Area hospitals were...
- Lee Coleman | June 19, 2007 1:57 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn accident in Russell County on US 127 sent a Wayne County man to the University of Kentucky Hospital. According to the police the accident happened when a 31 year old woman from Yosemite was traveling south when the pickup truck in front of her stopped suddenly, to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of her she steered into the north bound lane and into the path of a 2006 Harley Davidson...
- Lee Coleman | June 15, 2007 10:59 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA voluntary recall of Thomas and Friends toys was announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 1.5 million of the wooden railway toys were painted with a surface paint that contains lead. Lead paint if ingested can be toxic. It can cause a wide range of ill health effects including learning disabilities, seizures and even death. The age group most at risk are 6 and under. Children should...
- Lee Coleman | June 14, 2007 10:41 AM |
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Workplace Injuries$88,500.00 is what a Jefferson County company is being fined after an accident in January left an employee without both arms. The company Six Sigma Incorporated of Jeffersontown has 15 days to appeal to the Kentucky Department of Labor. Employees according to state law can sue employers for a workplace injury if they can prove the company intended for them to be harmed. Six Sigma was found to...
- Lee Coleman | June 12, 2007 1:58 PM |
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MiscellaneousAn early morning accident in Louisville killed a man who apparently ran a red light. The accident happened around 8:15 a.m. on Kentucky Street. The man who was driving a Lincoln ran the red light and stuck a pickup truck that had two women in it who were on First Street and had the right of way. The two women were ejected from the pickup and were not wearing seatbelts, they were taken to the...
- Lee Coleman | June 11, 2007 10:38 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe swimming pool at Quality Inn in Cave City turned a family's swim into a nightmare. A father turned to see his daughter floating in the water, not knowing she'd been electrocuted, he then jumped into the pool and was also electrocuted. Both were taken to T.J. Samson Community Hospital where the daughter was flown to Kosair Children's Hospital and the father was taken to the University Of...
- Lee Coleman | June 08, 2007 4:35 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsLeaking anhydrous ammonia at a Nestle factory caused an explosion that injured seven employees and caused a shut down of the plant in Mt. Sterling, KY. The workers were taken to Mary Chliles hospital although no injuries appeared to be life threatening. The 2 a.m. explosion knocked down one wall but no one was struck by the falling debris. Other factories however were shut down also until it was...
- Lee Coleman | June 07, 2007 4:23 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA head-on crash in Bowling Green sent two Bowling Green residents to the Medical Center on Wednesday. According to the Bowling Green Police Department a 32 year old woman was driving south on Nashville Road when she crossed into oncoming traffic. Her vehicle hit head-on with a 24 year old . They were taken to the Medical Center with what appeared to be non life threatening injuries. Nashville...
- Lee Coleman | June 04, 2007 3:42 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA 20 year old McKee resident fell 40 feet to his death Saturday from the bucket of a tree trimming truck. The truck he was working from trimming trees apparently hit a ditch and overturned. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jackson County deputy coroner. Another person who was in the bucket at the time of the accident was sent to the University of Kentucky Medical Center where he was...
- Lee Coleman | June 01, 2007 10:28 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn the first update since early March when the CDC said there were 425 cases confirmed of salmonella in 44 states the number has risen by more than 200 according to officials Thursday. It now in includes cases in 47 states, the only states not reporting any illnesses are Utah, New Hampshire and Hawaii. Since the recall the CDC reported a substantial drop in salmonella cases. Wal-Mart has...