The CDC defines a mining disaster as any accident in a mine with five or more fatalities. If this definition is taken, the last mining disaster in the US occurred in 2010 in West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine – South. CDC statistics show that this coal mine disaster had 29 fatalities and it occurred due to dust or gas explosion. While labor laws and mine safety and health norms have evolved to make mining activities safer, it is possible to get injured if you work in a mine. Hence, it is important you understand how Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) classifies

A vineyard tour turned tragic last summer when a limousine driver attempted to make a U-turn on State Route 48 in New York. The limousine was hit by a drunk driver. Four of the women in the limo sustained injuries, including the bride-to-be, and the drivers of both vehicles were hurt. In addition, four women were killed. The case resulted in both criminal charges against the limo driver, as well as civil lawsuits filed by injured women and the families of the women who were killed. While the driver contested the criminal charges, his defense attorney admits there may be civil liability. It is important

One study in the US shows that whiplash injuries are common with rear-impact automobile collisions, and nearly 25 percent of all injury claims paid annually are due to whiplash injuries. Whiplash injuries also cost the economy quite a bit. It is estimated that whiplash injuries caused due to rear impact collisions cost the US approximately $2.7 billion each year. That is not something to write home about! What is a Whiplash Injury? Whiplash injury is a kind of neck injury that you sustain when your head suddenly jerks forward and backward. It is so called as the motion is similar to the cracking of a