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Reports: Stage in Indiana Fair Collapse Not Up to Code
CNNScaffolding that collapsed during a storm and killed seven people during the Indiana State Fair last year was not up to standard, and the fair's commission did not have adequate emergency planning in place, according to two investigative reports presented...Tags: Entertainment, Companies and Corporations, Concerts, Weather Statistics, Punishment
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Stuntman Critically Hurt in Explosion on Commercial Set
KTLA NewsELYSIAN PARK, Calif. (KTLA) -- An explosion on the set of a Mountain Dew commercial in Elysian Park left a stuntman hospitalized in critical condition. The accident occurred about 2:30 p.m. Friday near Dodger Stadium at 3500 Academy Road. Explosive...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Incidents, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Police Department, Explosions
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Pilot Dies After Being Struck in the Head by Propeller
KTLA NewsEL CAJON, Calif. (KTLA) -- A pilot from Lakeside trying to manually start the engine of a Piper Cherokee aircraft was struck in the head by the propeller and killed. The accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Monday at Gillespie Field, said El Cajon city...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Health and Safety at Work, Disasters and Accidents, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board
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Hair Care Danger: Some Products Contain Formaldehyde
KTLA NewsSome hair-care products contain the cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde, according to the FDA. The FDA had warned the Brazilian Blowout hair care company earlier this year that its hair straightening products contain "dangerously high levels" of...Tags: Health and Beauty Products, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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1 Dead, 1 Critical After Workers Overcome by Fumes
KTLA NewsFULLERTON, Calif. (KTLA) -- An industrial accident at a paint company Tuesday left one man dead and another in critical condition when they were overcome by chemical fumes. The accident happened around 3 p.m. at Vista Paint at 2020 Orangethorpe Avenue in...Tags: Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Killer Whale, Tilikum, Returns to SeaWorld Show
KTLA NewsMIAMI -- Tilikum, the killer whale that killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last year, has returned to the stage at the Orlando theme park. Tilikum made his first appearance in front of an audience in the morning killer whale show called "Believe"...Tags: Dawn Brancheau, Political Systems, CNN (tv network), Orange County Sheriff's Office, SeaWorld
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Man Dies Trying to Save Co-Workers From Toxic Fumes
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- One man is dead and two others are in grave condition after they were overcome by chemical fumes inside a blood storage tank at a medical facility in the Atwater Village area. The incident was reported shortly before 4 a.m. Friday...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Los Angeles, Atwater Village, Human Body, Employees
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Tree Trimmer Electrocuted While Sawing Branches
KTLA NewsMONROVIA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Authorities say a 48-year-old man was electrocuted Tuesday while trimming a tree near Monrovia. The body of Roque Valdez was found some 30 feet above ground in the 2100 block of Goodall Ave. in Duarte shortly after 3 p.m....Tags: Monrovia
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Injured 'Transformers' extra awarded $18.5M
A 26-year-old woman will be awarded $18.5 million after reaching a settlement with Paramount Pictures and DW Studio Productions after an on-set accident during the filming of the third"Transformers"movie left her seriously injured, her lawyer said...
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$18.5 million settlement in Transformers 3 accident
An $18.5 million settlement has been reached with a woman who was seriously injured while working as an extra for the third Transformers movie. Gabriela Cedillo, 26 was in a scene being filmed with stunt vehicles on Sept. 1, 2010 when a cable pulling...
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Worker killed in Arlington Heights explosion identified
WGN NewsOne person died and several others were injured Tuesday when a machine exploded inside an Arlington Heights building. The man killed was 55-year-old Neil Nicholson. Arens Controls could be closed for the rest of the week while the devastation inside...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Worker who died in Arlington Heights blast identified
Tribune reporterAuthorities have identified the worker killed in a factory blast in Arlington Heights as a 55-year-old man from Itasca. Neil Nicholson, of the 400 block of Catalpa Avenue in the northwest suburb died when an explosion ripped through a parts testing...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Injuries and Wounds, Arlington Heights, Health, Explosions
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