We often hear about accidents involving two or more vehicles where one of the drivers was operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but a recent Houston DWI car accident showed how tragic it can be when both drivers…
In the midst of the construction on Baylor University’s new stadium in Waco, a construction worker was killed after a tragic worksite accident. Another construction worker was injured. Jose Dario Suarez, 55, of Manor and an unidentified co-worker were working…
An industrial accident at a North Texas water reclamation site has claimed the life of a service technician. Curtis Anderson, 54, a three-year employee of Liquid Environmental Solutions and resident of Grapevine, was killed at the Fort Worth Water Department’s…
Some of the Lone Star State’s cities had their first fatal car accidents within a few days of the beginning of 2014—in one city, it was within one hour. The first fatal accident in Houston happened at 1:00 a.m. on…
In mid-November, federal regulators cited Houston-based Black Elk Energy—an offshore oil producer—after a November 2012 incident left three of its contractors dead, and several gravely injured. This onslaught by the government left Black Elk with 41 separate citations, which could…
Distracted drivers are an epidemic on the roads in Texas, and have led to too many tragic Houston accidents. Recently, a high-profile story in Arizona about a May 2013 crash resurfaced when it was found that the driver was cruising…
Earlier this year, on July 11, a subcontractor working for Consolidated Distributors, Inc., was killed while operating a machine on the job. Ismael Tellez, of Houston, TX, was loading styrofoam into a RecycleTech Corp. industrial shredder when he was pulled…
If a terrible accident happens once, it’s safe to call it a freak accident. When the same accident happens again—and results in more serious consequences—it should be expected and prevented. This is what occurred on an escalator at the Gonzalez…