Frank Barrile, 31, was killed in a Beverly Hills industrial accident involving an elevator at an apartment building the night of November 6, 2014. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the incident was reported in the 400 block of South Rexford Drive near Olympic Boulevard. Barrile was found…
A 25-year-old woman who was sunbathing on the beach in Venice was run over and injured by a lifeguard SUV. According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred the afternoon of September 15, 2014. Officials say a lifeguard was responding to a call about swimmers getting close to the…
One man was electrocuted and another shocked during a construction accident at Mission Viejo High School the afternoon of July 17, 2014. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, a construction crew was working on the campus’s athletic field in the 25000 block of Chrisanta Drive when…
A worker suffered injuries on the job after he fell about 25 feet into the cargo hold of a ship, which was docked at the Port of Los Angeles. According to a City News Service report in the Daily Breeze, the incident occurred the morning of June 16, 2014 at…
A 49-year-old woman was struck and seriously injured by a maintenance vehicle while she was sunbathing on a beach near Venice. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the accident occurred the morning of May 14, 2014 on Via Marina Peninsula Beach just north of the Marina Del Rey…
At least 24 students were injured after a stage at Servite High School collapsed during an annual rally. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred the night of March 8, 2014. The wooden stage collapsed as 250 Rosary High School’s students were performing in…
Two men in business attire were caught on camera in what appeared to be a public brawl in Van Nuys. According to a KABC news report and video, the two men had just gotten off the 405 Freeway at Burbank Boulevard when all of a sudden, one of the men,…
A boy and a girl underwent several hours of surgery after their fingers became severed during a schoolyard tug-of-war game. According to a news report in The Associated Press, a simple length of rope tore off the fingers of the two teens during the game, which was organized at South…
Malvrick Donkor, 14, a high school student, was fatally injured in a swimming pool accident during a lesson. According to a news report in The Gothamist, the teenager was allegedly underwater and unnoticed by instructors for 17 minutes while other students swam around him. Surveillance tapes showed Donkor climbing down…
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group last week released its 27th annual Trouble in Toyland report, noting that there are still many toxic and dangerous toys on store shelves. Risks posed by these toys, according to a CNN news report, include choking, strangulation, lead poisoning and lacerations. The toy industry…