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• Honda Recalls Accord Sedans Over Defective Air Bag Sensor

  Ricky Bagolie | January 23, 2007 10:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  According to the Insurance Journal, 81,000 2004-2005 Honda Accord sedans have been recalled because of a faulty air-bag related sensor. Honda Motor Co. stated that the driver's seating position sensor was attached in the wrong location, which could increase the risk of injury for drivers in a frontal crash. The company was not aware of any injuries related to the recall and dealers will replace...

• Unsecured Power Line Causes Electricution Death

  Ricky Bagolie | January 03, 2007 10:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Firefighter Dennis Chaines of the San Enrique Fire Department was killed when he was electrocuted by an unsecured power line. According to The News Today, officer Chaines appeared to have accidentally touched a clothesline that was attached to a live wire of the main power line. A sudden spark was seen by witnesses as the fallen fire officer got thrown off to the ground.Workplace deaths and...