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A worker was hospitalized after suffering injuries on the job from an electric shock he received while working on an air conditioning unit. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, firefighters responded to the scene the morning of September 22, 2011. The man, who was on the roof of a business at 3309 S. Bristol Street in Santa Ana had difficulty breathing after being shocked. The man, who was in his 40s or 50s, was alert and talking to paramedics as they treated him. He was transported to an area trauma center for treatment.

My heart goes out to the injured worker. I'm relieved to hear that he was not critically injured. I wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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Tuan Phan, 49, suffered fatal injuries on the job in an industrial accident in Orange County, the afternoon of August 19, 2011. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the industrial accident occurred at American Apparel in the 12000 block of Pala Drive in Garden Grove. Phan was operating a circular knitting machine when it crushed him. He was transported to a hospital in Anaheim where he died from his injuries. An investigation is ongoing.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of Tuan Phan for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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Several workers suffered injuries on the job the afternoon of August 9, 2011 in a Sylmar building after a powerful explosion tore open the roof. News reports identify the two critically injured victims of this explosion as off-duty Los Angeles firefighter Timothy Larson and Tyson Larson. It is not clear if they were related. Officials say the explosion occurred in a 7,400-square-foot facility at 12349 Gladstone Avenue.

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A worker sustained serious burn injuries on the job after an overhead line burst at a business near Little Tokyo and doused the victim in the face with an acidic fluid. According to an Associated Press news report, the spill occurred the afternoon of May 26, 2011 at 1205 Wholesale Street, near Alameda Street. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said an overhead line ruptured causing two to five gallons of acidic fluid to spill on the worker. The employee suffered injuries to the face and eyes and was transported to a nearby hospital. The victim's present condition is not known. Officials are looking into what caused the pipe to rupture.

My heart goes out to this injured worker and his family for what they are going through at this time. I wish him or her the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep this injured victim in your thoughts and prayers. Read the rest »

Denture cream zinc poisoning lawsuits are not going anywhere. In fact, victims' claims have been steadily increasing and it looks as though 2011 will hold countless more lawsuits against Poligrip, Fixodent, and other name brand denture cream manufacturers. Victims who have endured the most serious effects are outraged by what should be an easy fix: properly notifying their customers of their product's potentially life-threatening poisonous contents. Unfortunately, no noticeable effort has been made by these manufacturers to fully educate their consumers, so it comes as no surprise that more consumers are continue to sustain injuries.

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A worker suffered job injuries in an explosion at Cargill Milling in San Bernardino. According to a news report in The San Bernardino County Sun, the workplace accident occurred on West Cajon Boulevard in San Bernardino the morning of April 19, 2011. It is unclear at this time what may have caused the explosion. The resulting fire was out before firefighters arrived at the scene of the incident. The report does not state the extent of the worker's injuries following the explosion, but the person has been transported to a local hospital. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosion.

My thoughts and prayers are with the victim injured in this workplace accident. I wish the worker a complete and speedy recovery.

What Caused This Workplace Injury?

It is unclear from the report what may have caused this workplace explosion. I trust Cal-OSHA investigators are out at the mill looking into whether the required safety standards were being adhered to, or if there were any violations. There are also other questions here. Did the worker receive adequate job training and safety training? Was the worker given protective gear? Did the employer maintain a safe workplace? Was the accident caused by a defective product or malfunctioning equipment? Read the rest »

Charles Edward Piddisi, 52, was killed in an ATV accident while riding in San Bernardino County. According to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the fatal off-road accident occurred in the Durmont Dunes area of rural Baker the night of March 18, 2011. Piddisi was riding a Yamaha 350 four-wheeled ATV toward the top of a sand dune when he was launched 150 feet and fatally wounded. Police believe the man was riding at a high rate of speed at the time of the accident. It is unclear, however, why he lost control of the ATV. The California Highway Patrol is investigating this fatal accident.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Charles Edward Piddisi following this tragic ATV accident. My thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time. Read the rest »

Defective medical products, including defective hip replacements have been around as long as there have been medical products. Medical companies never get it perfect, do they? Well, the DePuy Orthopaedics unit of Johnson & Johnson are certainly no exception to that rule. The hip replacements they manufactured were not worthy of being released to the public, and on August 26, 2010, were nationally recalled.

What's Wrong With Them?

Many patients had to have a second implant after the first implant had failed. Other problems included: Read the rest »

It looks as if Johnson & Johnson's defective hip replacement product isn't the only thing they've swept under the rug lately. According to an article by Oregonlive.com, Oregon is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries over defective Motrin caplets that were surreptitiously swept off shelves in a secret recall. The lawsuit alleges that when Johnson & Johnson found out that their Motrin caplets weren't dissolving or working effectively they proceeded to hire a contractor to buy all the defective Motrin from all the stores who were carrying it. Read the rest »

Chandrika De Silva, 51, was killed and her grandson, 5-year-old Sahan, was seriously injured in a Los Angeles car accident after they were struck by a suspected drunk driver early morning on July 18, 2010. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Daily News, Chandrika and her husband, Sunil De Silva, returned to their Reseda home with Sahan, who was asleep in the car, buckled into his booster seat. Read the rest »