A 55-year-old man from Itasca, IL, was killed May 22 in Arlington Heights and 17 others were injured when an explosion in a factory tore through a testing area. The blast also sent potassium hydroxide fumes into the air and launched rocks from the roof to the parking lot, where 20 cars were damaged.

Initial examinations by the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have called the blast “probably accidental.” The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has now taken over the investigation.

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A young Colorado mother died after suffering a head injury and a broken neck, the result of a water slide experience gone awry. The Banzai Falls slide she was on deflated.

This tragic accident, plus another when a camp counselor in Missouri was left a person quadriplegic after hitting his head in the same maneuver, and other reports of serious injuries, spurred the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on May 10, 2012, to recall the 21,000 inflatable Banzai in-ground pool water slides sold by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Toys R Us, Inc.

Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in one of ...

It’s a perfect day for girls’ soccer. The young athletes on the field are energized, ready to play their hardest, and not to disappoint the parents and friends who are counting on them. Underlying this wholesome picture on high school soccer fields and local parks is an epidemic: the rising number of concussions suffered by female players.

As far back as 2007, The Journal of Athletic Training reported, “In high school soccer, girls sustained concussions 68 percent more often than boys did.” Additionally, the Journal found that “girls also took longer for their symptoms to ...

Suicide is an overwhelming tragedy. It leaves heartbreak and questions in its wake. In some cases, there is a note, which may do little to ease loved ones’ pain but can help solve the mystery of “why.” Junior Seau, 43, the former New England Patriots linebacker, who recently died of a gunshot to the chest, left no note. But could there be clues?

Chicago Bears football player Dave Duerson killed himself last year, in the very same manner as Seau. But Duerson answered the “why.” He had been convinced his years on the field had damaged his brain and left instructions to have it studied.