On February 15, 2011, the Miami Dade County commissioners and law enforcement officials honored Mark Brown, a Miami Dade County solid waste employee, for his unselfish act in stopping a motorist who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian accident. This accident involved two pedestrians who were hit by Rolando…
Florida law requires most employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance coverage in case a worker gets injured or becomes ill while on the job. Workers’ compensation benefits help injured workers and their families by providing payments for medical bills, money to replace lost wages, and other related expenses. A worker…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently issued tough new standards for safety in infant cribs. The CPSC also recalled more than 7 million drop-side cribs after it was discovered the cribs are particularly unsafe for children. By mid-2010, the CPSC had received 99 reports of children involved in drop-crib…
A 21-year-old Miami-Dade College student died and another pedestrian was critically injured when a pickup truck ran up onto the sidewalk, hitting both people, reports NBC Miami. The truck’s driver, a 48-year-old man, had run a red light at the intersection of Northwest 79th Street and 27th Avenue in Miami-Dade.…
On Thursday November 18, 2010, two Miami-Dade police officers were injured when the boat they were in collided into another boat during a training drill in the waters off Key Biscayne.The reports is not clear whether the second vessel was also a Miami-Dade boat involved in the training or a…
A work-related accident inside a Miami Beach condominium on October 11, 2010 killed a worker when an elevator crushed him. The fatal accident occurred at the Ocean Point Condo, located at 345 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach FL. Two people were working on an elevator inside the condominium, when the…
As the Miami Dolphins prepare to take on the Chicago Bears after losing two franchise quarterbacks to injuries in the same game, the heated discussion regarding the safety of players and health issues in the league draws close to home for South Florida fans. To add “fuel” to the fire,…