This past summer, a construction worker at the Maryland Live! casino site lost the toes on one of his feet in a horrific construction accident. State investigators recently announced that a contractor from Owings Mills is responsible for the construction injury. The Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MOSHA) determined that Daniel Schuster, Inc...
Read MoreTanker Truck Filled with Gasoline Crashes on Maryland Highway
A 3-vehicle crash involving a tanker truck filled with gasoline closed a portion of Route 3 in Maryland earlier this month. Officials with the Maryland State Police might file charges in connection with the accident. Fortunately, the gas tanker did not rupture in the auto accident. The...
Read MoreElderly Man Dies in Maryland Fire
An elderly man lost his life in a house fire last month in Westminster. According to the report at westminster.patch.com, the fire also caused approximately $1.5 million in property damage at the house on Old Washington Road. According to the report, the victim’s family heard the smoke alarm at...
Read MoreFeds Shut Down Dangerous Maryland Trucking Company
Federal regulators have had enough with a Maryland-based trucking company and decided to take action. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ordered Gunthers Transport, LLC, to cease operations due to its history of safety violations. In a report at fleetower.com, the FMCSA declared Gunthers an “imminent hazard” to the public. Over the past two...
Read MoreTwo Brothers Die in Maryland Car Crash
Fatal auto crashes are always tragic, especially when two members of the same family lost their lives. That is what happened earlier this month just east of Martin Luther King Highway in Prince George’s County. As reported at myfoxdc.com, a three-car crash killed two young brothers...
Read MoreMan Dead after Vehicle Collides with Semi
A Montgomery County man lost his life last month when his car collided with a semi-truck making a U-turn on Interstate 70. The auto accident happened in Baltimore County, according to a report at washingtonpost.com. At around 2:30 a.m., the victim’s Chevy Suburban struck the side of the semi-truck as it attempted a U-turn....
Read MoreTwo Fatal Crashes in 24 Hours – Bus Driver Blamed for One Death
Two fatal auto crashes in 24-hours last month claimed the lives of two men in Charles County. In a report at somdnews.com, one man died when his car hit a bus, and the other man died after an SUV struck him in an intersection. The 20-year-old Fort Washington man died when his car collided with...
Read MoreStore Evacuated after Bleach Fight at Maryland Wal-Mart
Maryland authorities called in a hazardous materials team to an Arbutus Wal-Mart after two employees got into a fight and threw chemical bleach at each other inside the store. Rescue personnel had to evacuate the store for two hours after the incident earlier this month, according to a report at msn.com. Rescue personnel transported 19...
Read MoreTwo Students Suffer Burn Injuries from Classroom Chemical Explosion
Two students at the University of Maryland suffered burn injuries after an explosion in one of the school’s chemistry labs. In a report at washingtonpost.com, the students were conducting an experiment using nitric acid and sulfuric acid. A chemical reaction ignited a fire, which appears to puzzle investigators. A spokesperson for the Prince George’s...
Read MoreMaryland Apartment Fire Injures Two Firefighters
An apartment fire in Montgomery County earlier this month injured two firefighters, according to myfoxdc.com. The fire also damaged several apartments in White Oak after apparently starting in an apartment on the top floor. Fire investigators said a tenant left a pan unattended on the stove...
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