According to Business Insider magazine, electrical power-line installers and repairers hold the sixth most dangerous occupation in the United States. Recently a safety video starring a Virginia (VA) electrical lineman has racked up over 300,000 hits on Youtube. McDade, a lineman for Dominion Virginia Power, blends his passion for music and safety in the video, which features his co-workers…
Little known fact: In 1882 Thomas Edison created world’s first central generating plant in New York City. Nearly 120 years later electricity is now available all over the world. However with the convenience of electricity there also comes great danger. Recently an Arcata, California contractor was killed by an electrocution injury while working at a mill. …
At 24-years-old you have your whole life ahead of you. Most of us at that age were working towards some goal in life whether it was a career, an education or a family. A young man in Kansas, Zachary Short, was helping to harvest a soybean field when his future and perhaps his life was…
There are certain places where parents feel safe letting their children play without fear of danger. One of those places is normally at their school. For the parents of one 13-year-old Anne Arbor, Michigan boy this is not the case anymore. Their son was a spectator at a middle school football game and was playing…
The ice bucket challenge is a fundraiser for ALS. If you haven’t heard of it yet you may have at least seen the videos on the news or social media and wondered what all the fuss was about. The challenge is issued via video and the person named must either accept or donate to the…