InjuryBoard Greensboro Archives

• Latest From the CDC on Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Recall and E. Coli Outbreak

  Pierce Egerton | June 30, 2009 8:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The number of people believed to be infected with E. coli O157:H7 from Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough continues to climb. The CDC reported today that 72 persons in 30 states are...

• Two Dead, One Critical in Another Accident on Highway 64

  Pierce Egerton | June 30, 2009 8:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Fox8 News is reporting another fatal crash on U.S. 64 in Randolph County. Reports are sketchy at this point, but it appears the driver of an El Camino lost control after a blowout. A white car --...

• What's Worse Than Drunk Driving? Driving While TEXTING

  Pierce Egerton | June 30, 2009 12:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Could driving while texting (DWT) actually be worse than drunk driving? That’s the question Car and Driver magazine set out to answer. They designed a test to measure reaction times of drivers...

• Young Girl’s Swimming Death Reminds Us to Maintain Vigilance at the Pool

  Lawrence Egerton | June 30, 2009 11:40 AM | 3 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  The girl pronounced dead after being found unconscious at a public pool Friday June 26th in Winston Salem was just six years old. She was supposed to be under the watch of 2 adults and 8...

• Company Expands Beef Recall - Withholds Key Information From Public

  Pierce Egerton | June 29, 2009 6:04 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The mixed-up priorities of so many corporate stuffed suits can be astounding! CNN is reporting the expansion of a recall by JBS Swift Beef Company of Greeley Colorado. The initial recall last week...

• Another DWS (Driving While Sleepy) Accident?

  Pierce Egerton | June 29, 2009 4:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Because of the confluence of many major interstates and highways in the Piedmont Triad area, our firm sees many cases where driver fatigue plays a part in an accident. Today's accident on U.S. 29...

• NC State Linebacker Early Morning Car Accident a Reminder to Stay Well Rested When You Travel

  Linda Egerton | June 29, 2009 1:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  NC State junior linebacker Nate Irving suffered a broken leg and collapsed lung after a single car accident early Sunday morning. According to the Associated Press and ESPN his car ran off the road...

• Following To0 Close - Part 1: Tractor-Trailer Rams into Standstill Traffic in Miami, Oklahoma - Nine People Killed

  Lawrence Egerton | June 27, 2009 4:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Almost every day you will see a news account of an accident resulting in death or serious injury caused by one or more motorists following too close. In the years that I have been doing auto-injury...

• Nationwide Crackdown on Drunken Boating

  Pierce Egerton | June 27, 2009 3:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Coast Guard, Wildlife officials, ABC officers and others are out this weekend cracking down on drunken boaters throughout North Carolina and the rest of the nation. Operation Dry Water is “a...

• Recalled DeWalt Nailers Could Cause Serious Injury

  Pierce Egerton | June 26, 2009 9:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling DeWALT FRAMING NAILERS because the bump action trigger might be improperly assembled. An affected tool could eject a fastener...

• Michael Jackson, Painkillers, and Injury Victims: A Cautionary Tale

  Pierce Egerton | June 26, 2009 3:14 PM | 7 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Reports are emerging that Michael Jackson’s death may have involved overuse of prescription painkillers such as Demerol. It was widely reported that Michael first became addicted to...