Harbor Freight Tools recently recalled 1,100,000 folding knives after 7 cases of moderate to severe lacerations and 4 of these were sufficiently severe to require immediate medical attention. USA Today reports that the locking mechanism could fail to engage when the blade was open which could pose a safety hazard
A Texas man was killed and a Sacramento man injured and transferred to the hospital as the result of a golf cart crash. The Placerville Office of the CHP responded and is investigating this incident. The crash happened at Apple Mountain Golf Resort in Apple Hill on the 10th fairway.
Being number one is usually a good thing. The Sacramento region is number one among big cities in California for killing or injuring children under 15 with our cars. We also have the highest per capita rate of alcohol-involved injury crashes. The reasons for this ranking are many and include
Another parachutist was killed in Lodi this past week. The diver who died was skydiving on a very windy day and while they likely meant to land at the skydiving center they instead landed on the adjacent and very busy Highway 99 with a tragic result. The skydiver was from
Media sources who reported on Hollywood star Kevin Hart’s car crash state that there were two other people in the car with him. It was reported that while Kevin Hart was not the driver he may still be held responsible for the serious neck and back injuries sustained by the
There are times that all of us view government intrusion to be over reaching. The government is currently active in vaping and the regulation of plastics and while some are tired of the government interfering in these areas there are many who welcome it. Many safety enhancements have come about
The owners of a dive boat where 34 people died in a fire filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation. Truth Aquatics Inc. filed the action in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles under an 1851 Law that pre-dates the Civil War citing a provision of maritime
The story broke early Sunday morning about actor Kevin Hart and 3 others who were involved in a single car accident. The accident happened on the dangerous Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles at about 1am. The actor was initially taken home by his Manager and later taken to the hospital
Americans associate holiday weekends with leisure time filled with food, family and friends. The July 4th holiday is unique in that it includes fireworks as the nation celebrates America. These celebrations often include the responsible consumption of alcohol. Alcohol consumption becomes dangerous whenever anyone makes the decision to drink and
In March of this year we wrote about Westmont Living Elder Care facilities in Chico and Roseville who had 2 unfortunate incidents that lead to the eventual death of facility residents. In both cases the residents were left unattended in the sun without supervision or hydration on warm days. After
