A federal jury has rejected negligence and warranty claims against an air rescue company that was sued by the family of a Delaware firefighter who died after falling from a helicopter during a training exercise. The jury ruled Thursday that …
A 38-year-old man was killed when a piece of machinery collapsed on him at a storage facility in Everett, authorities said Monday. The man was operating a hydraulic forklift system alone at a Commercial Street facility on Monday when it …
A man died after he was struck by lightning while playing golf last week in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland said Monday that Joseph Slivinski. 71, of Blakely was at Pine Hills Golf Course when severe …
Authorities say one man is dead and another injured after their small plane crashed in New Hampshire. WMUR-TV reports the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident, which occurred in Charlestown just after 5:30 …
A worker fell to his death from a scaffold at a building under construction in Queens, officials said. Diego Lliguicota, 32, fell from a scaffold at 9:30 a.m. Saturday as he was trying to remove a ladder on the sixth …
The mother of a high school football player who died in New York after a 400-pound log fell on him during a military-style training drill has settled her lawsuit over the teen’s death for a seven-figure sum, according to her …
A vehicle slammed into a Gettysburg gift shop and burst into flames, killing the driver and setting the building and a neighboring structure on fire, authorities said. Emergency dispatchers in Adams County said the vehicle crashed into the Blue and …
A construction worker was killed when the excavator he was operating fell into a waterway, leaving him trapped him inside the equipment, authorities said. The man was part of a crew working at a site in Linden, New Jersey, when …
The parents of an autistic Maryland teenager who died in class after choking on a glove have filed a lawsuit against school officials, saying negligence led to their son’s death. Bryan and Tanya Levy, the parents of 17-year-old Bowen Levy, …
Police in Maine said a man died in a workplace accident in which a scissor lift he was using tipped over at a job site. The accident killed James Thompson, 58, of Yarmouth, police said. Thompson was painting the inside …
