http://accident-injury-blog.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Toyota is expanding a recall of the 2000-'03 Tundra truck to cover all vehicles in the United States. The recall is to fix part of the truck's frame that could corrode, which could cause spare tires or the gas tank to drop off the vehicle. The original recall was announced last November ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/11/toyota-expands-tundra-recall/ Fairfield, New Jersey-based Telebrands Inc has issued a voluntary recall of about 98,500 Therma Scarf scarves. The company has also issued a recall of about 1,500 scarves in Canada. The heat packs can overheat when heated in a microwave oven, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. The firm has received seven ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/11/telebrands-recalls-reheatable-scarves-due-to-fire-burn-hazards/ The federal government is asking fire departments to watch for the possible impact of defective Chinese drywall. The sulfur deposits in defective drywall eat away at wires and coils, possibly even destroying the very alarms families might need to warn them in case of a fire. Officially, the government says there's no ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/11/chinese-drywall-may-lead-to-fires-says-cpsc/ Six veteran assembly workers with Toyota Motor Corp. warned company executives in 2006 that meeting production demands came at the cost of customer safety. According to a Los Angeles Times report, the six workers feared for their much-appreciated jobs as they penned the memo, pointing out that 36 percent of all ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/10/toyota-ignored-warnings-on-safety-problems-from-its-own-assembly-union/ Portland, Oregon-based Gerber Legendary Blades and Madison, Wisconsin-based Fiskars Brands Inc have issued a voluntary recall of about 154,000 machetes. The manufacturers recalled 149,000 Gerber Gator Machetes and 6,000 Gerber Gator Machete Jrs. The saw side of the machete can stick in wood during use, posing a laceration hazard if the user's ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/10/gerber-fiskars-recall-machetes-due-to-laceration-hazard/ Sixteen Midwest communities have filed a federal lawsuit that would force the maker of the herbicide atrazine to remove it from the public drinking supply. According to a The Huffington Post report, Syngenta AG and Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. is responsible for excessive levels of atrazine, a popular weed killer, in ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/09/sixteen-midwest-towns-sue-maker-of-atrazine-for-filtering-costs/ A California man was luckily saved by a Highway Patrol officer after his 2008 Toyota Prius began accelerating out-of-control on Monday. According to an ABC News report, James Sikes was driving on Interstate 8 when his car suddenly began speeding to 94 miles per hour. After he placed a 9-1-1 call, ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/09/prius-driver-speeds-out-of-control-on-california-interstate-saved-by-trooper/ The Senate Finance Committee has launched an investigation into patient deaths and allegations of substandard treatment at long-term care hospitals. Long-term care hospitals are small specialty medical centers that treat chronically ill patients. The investigation focuses on the Select Medical Corporation, a for-profit corporation that runs 89 long-term care hospitals. In one incident ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/09/senate-panel-investigates-deaths-at-long-term-care-facilities/ A chemical added to new furniture manufactured in China to prevent mold from growing during shipment has resulted in at least 1,000 cases of skin rash in the last two years. According to a WebMD.com report, the chemical dimethylfumate (DMF) is added to the fabric of the new furniture. When skin ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/09/chemical-added-to-furniture-made-in-china-linked-to-skin-rash/ A lawsuit involving four Manatee County, Florida homes is the latest in the legal battle over Chinese drywall, which is about to go on trial for the first time next week. Taylor Woodrow Homes and Taylor Morrison Homes are suing Scottsdale Insurance Co, over homes they built in four subdivisions. The homebuilders ... http://accident-injury-blog.com/2010/03/08/chinese-drywall-lawsuits-head-to-trial/