Accidents Sentence Examples
The number of servants killed in train accidents is the next in importance.
Sometimes very terrible accidents happen, and many people are burned and drowned and injured.
P Y of risk, it has during recent years come to notice that the number of casualties among railway servants is still unduly great, and in 1899 a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate the causes of the numerous accidents, fatal and nonfatal, to railway men.
A majority of the states have railway commissions, but the investigation of railway accidents, with comparatively few exceptions, has not been done in such a way as to make the results useful in promoting improved practice.
Is it actually that blue-eyed redheads have the same number of accidents as non-redheads, but brown-eyed redheads are even more clumsy, accident prone, and traffic hazards?
Salvage cars have been in major accidents and are not always safe.
In this respect the lines of the United Kingdom are far ahead of those of any other country, and a diminution of accidents, particularly of collisions, has resulted therefrom.
Other accidents in or around trains, &c. 102 2,242 102 2,132 3.
Item I shows no passengers killed in train accidents during the year.
By other accidents not included in the preceding.
AdvertisementFurther, the preliminary survey over the proposed route, necessary for deciding the length and types of cable required, can afford merely an approximation to the depth in which the cable actually lies, since accidents of wind and weather, or lack of observations for determining the position, cause deviations, often of considerable importance, from the proposed route.
Then Dean added, "Just like investigating accidents."
In connexion with the stability of portable cranes, it may be mentioned that accidents more often arise from FIG.
On the 17th of April 1898 a species of Employers Liability Act compelled employers of more than five workmen in certain industries to insure their employees against accidents.
Let's change this to enable prompt investigation and root cause analysis, and to facilitate avoidance of similar accidents.
AdvertisementIf we keep cool and moist, and meet with no accidents, we often live for five years.
Say, for instance, you believe redheads cause more traffic accidents than those with other colors of hair.
Being struck or run over by a train while standing or walking on the track is the largest single cause of " railway accidents."
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In 1907 one passenger in 2,318,051 was killed, and one in 107,004 was injured, in train accidents.
AdvertisementPassengers Servants Other accidents, due to railway operations Passengers and others Servants Other accidents, victim's own fault - Passengers and others.
The French secretary of Public Works, who has furnished these statistics, keeps also similar records of the local or light railways, on which the number of fatal accidents appears to be exceedingly small.
The totals of passengers killed and injured in train accidents are not separated from those killed and injured from other causes, but ratios are given showing that for four years no passengers were killed in this class.
Accidents due to simple climbing are, however, exceedingly rare, and are usually found associated with a faulty track, with " plunging " movements of the locomotive or vehicle, or with a " tight gauge " at curves or points.
Occasionally on a double-track railway one platform placed between the tracks serves both of them; this " island " arrangement, as it is termed, has the advantage that more tracks can be readily added without disturbance of existing buildings, but when it is adopted the exit from the trains is at the opposite side to that which is usual, and accidents have happened through passengers alighting at the usual side without noticing the absence of a platform.
AdvertisementThe only veritable and real unity in the world of existences is the individual; to assert that the universal exists separately ex parte rei would be to reduce individuals to mere accidents of one indivisible form.
The Chaff-cutting Machines (Accidents) Act 1897 is a measure very similar in its intention to the Threshing Machines Act 1878, and provides for the automatic prevention of accidents to persons in charge of chaff-cutting machines.
In 1898, at Birmingham, a prize of £ioo was given for a self-moving vehicle for light loads, ioo and 50 for self-moving vehicles for heavy loads, and fio for safety feeder to chaff-cutter, in accordance with the Chaffcutting Machines (Accidents) Act 1897.
These forms, when materialized, are called formae substantiales or formae nativae; they are the essences of things, and in themselves have no relation to the accidents of things.
The drilling of a well is commonly carried out under contract, the producer erecting the derrick and providing the engine and boiler while the drilling contractor finds the tools, and is Drill ing the responsible for accidents or failure to complete the well.
Vedius Pollio, in the time of Augustus, was said to have thrown his slaves, condemned sometimes for trivial mistakes or even accidents, to the lampreys in his fishpond.
One of the first of these attacks was made by Berengarius of Tours (999-1088) upon the doctrine of transubstantiation; he denied the possibility of a change of substance in the bread and wine without some corresponding change in the accidents.
He taught, says Abelard, that the same thing or substance was present in its entirety and essence in each individual, and that individuals differed no whit in their essence but only in the variety of their accidents.
The species is essentially one, but it takes on individual varieties or accidents.
Accidents from the misuse and careless handling of explosives are unfortunately too frequent in mines.
The conditions under Accidents which explosives may be stored, handled and used are from carefully formulated in the mining laws of most states, fro Explosives.
The facts that the outlays averaged less than 47% of the gross income, and that accidents and irregularities are not numerous, prove that Japanese management in this kind of enterprise is efficient.
His universal process of Evolution seems to give Spencer a criterion of" higher "and" lower " progression "and" degeneration,"independent of the accidents of actual history, and unattainable by strictly Darwinian methods.
Accidents are rarely caused by them, because they are extremely shy and swim away on the least alarm; but, when surprised in the submarine cavities forming their natural retreats, they will, like any other poisonous terrestrial snake, dart at the disturbing object; and, when out of the water, they attempt to bite every object near them, even turning round to wound their own bodies.
The initial day of the consulate was never fixed, at least before the 7th century of Rome, but varied with the different accidents which in times of political commotion so frequently occurred to accelerate or retard the elections.
If there is no external world, the distinction between substance and accidents vanishes, and these become the sole essence of material objects, so that there is no room for any change whilst they remain as before.
Underground fires are not uncommon accidents in coal-mines.
To prevent accidents from the breaking of the rope while the cage is travelling in the shaft, or from over-winding when in consequence of the engine not being stopped in time the cage may be drawn up to the head-gear pulleys (both of which are unhappily not uncommon), various forms of safety catches and disconnecting hooks have been adopted.
For the prevention of accidents from over-winding, detaching hooks are used.
The fact that several accidents had already happened accentuated the risk, and in Great Britain the storage and use of liquefied acetylene are prohibited.
When acetylene was first introduced on a commercial scale grave fears were entertained as to its safety, it being represented that it had the power of combining with certain metals, more especially copper and silver, to form acetylides of a highly explosive character, and that even with coal gas, which contains less than i %, such copper compounds had been known to be formed in cases where the gas-distributing mains were composed of copper, and that accidents had happened from this cause.
It was therefore predicted that the introduction of acetylene on a large scale would be followed by numerous accidents unless copper and its alloys were rigidly excluded from contact with the gas.
The spirits which take possession of man or animal can equally take possession of a material substance, and even replace the substance, leaving the outward accidents of colour, shape and size unchanged.
Many so-called accidents are predicable necessarily of any particular persons.
The universal or infinite is one that realizes itself in finite particular minds and wills, not as accidents or imperfections of it, but as its essential form.
He directed that the movements of the troops when they drew near the allied outposts should be covered as far as possible by accidents of ground, for there was no great natural screen to cover his strategical concentration.
In 1898 also the municipal franchise, hitherto confined to ratepayers, was greatly widened; in 1900 the English system of compensation to workmen for accidents suffered in their trade was adopted with some changes, one of the chief being that contested claims are adjudicated upon cheaply and expeditiously by the same arbitration court that decides industrial disputes.
The continued success of the government life insurance office led in 1899 to the setting up of an accidents insurance office, and, in 1903, of a state fire insurance office.
Ingot metal or mild steel was sometimes treacherous when first introduced, and accidents occurred, the causes of which were obscure.
The Railway Department was originally constituted in 1840, and performs multifarious duties under various railway acts, including the inspection of railways before they are open, inquiries into accidents, reports on proposed railways, approval of by-laws, appointment of arbitrators in disputes, as well as many duties under private railway.
The colliery, which was opened in 1807, has frequently been the scene of dreadful accidents, notably on the 23rd of October 1821, when 52 lives were lost.
Apart from these changes in the history of the text, it has, like all ancient texts, suffered from accidents of transmission, from the unintentional mistakes of copyists.
The board is specially directed to prescribe the manner in which the railway corporations shall keep their accounts, to examine these accounts from time to time, to examine the railways at least once a year, to investigate the cause of all accidents and upon the petition of an interested party to fix rates for the transportation of persons and freight.
Perhaps we may illustrate his position by saying that the elements undergo a change analogous to what takes place in iron, when by being brought into an electric field it becomes magnetic. The substance of the elements remain as well as their accidents, but like baptismal water they gain by consecration a hidden virtue benefiting soul and body.
Berengar in the i ith century assailed this view, which was really that of transubstantiation, alleging that there is no substance in matter apart from the accidents, and that therefore Christ cannot be corporally present in the sacrament; because, if so, he must be spatially present, and there will be two material bodies in one space; moreover his body will be in thousands of places at once.
Enghien had designed his battle even more carefully than before, but as the result of a series of accidents the two French armies attacked prematurely and straight to their front, one brigade after another, and though at one moment Enghien, sword in hand, broke the line of defence with his last intact reserve, a brilliant counterstroke, led by Mercy's brother Kaspar (who was killed), drove out the assailants.
Moreover, he and his successors mixed up so many accidents with the essence of their realism that the whole system broke down under its own weight.
The accidents of political life suddenly opened out to him a career which made him, next to Lord Salisbury, the most prominent, the most admired and the most attacked Conservative politician of the day.
He saw all the mechanical difficulties that had to be overcome in mining; he learned the nature and succession of rocks, the physical properties of minerals, ores and metals; he got a notion of mineral waters; he was an eyewitness of the accidents which befel the miners, and studied the diseases which attacked them; he had proof that positive knowledge of nature was not to be got in schools and universities, but only by going to nature herself, and to those who were constantly engaged with her.
Owing to the mutilation of the Hebrew by the accidents of time the Greek version retains its place as the chief authority for the text, and references by chapter and verse are usually made to it.
If a dam be absolutely necessary, care must be taken so to build it as to secure the fields on both sides from possible inundation; and it should be constructed substantially, for the cost of repairing accidents to a weak dam is very serious.
The funds for covering the compensation payable in respect of accidents are raised by payments based, in agriculture, on the taxable capital, and in other trades and industries on the earnings of the insured.
The first proposal in March 1881 was for compulsory insurance against accidents.
In 1887-1888 laws, modelled on the new German laws, introduced compulsory insurance against accidents and sickness.
He made a great speech on the second reading of the Irish Church Bill, and wrote a letter on the House of Lords, in which he said, "In harmony with the nation they may go on for a long time, but throwing themselves athwart its course they may meet with accidents not pleasant for them to think of."
But, judging from the frequent accidents which occur, they sometimes dispense with this precaution.
The latter are only describable by their accidents.
The recognition of the individual is a matter of his accidents, to which even sex belongs, and the gap from lowest universal to individual may still be conceived as unbridged.
Then follows the chequered period of the prime of life and middle age, during which the liability of men to industrial accidents, war and other causes of special mortality, irrespective of their greater inclination to emigrate, is generally sufficient to outweigh the dangers of childbirth or premature decay among the women, who tend, accordingly, to predominate in number at this stage.
During the five years1884-1889a committee was occupied with the question of workmen's insurance, and thrice the government made proposals for its settlement, on the last occasion adopting the principle of invalidity as a common basis for insurance against accidents, illness or old age.
At last the Riksdag of 1901 accepted a Bill for insurance against accidents which also extended to agricultural labourers, in connexion with the establishment of a state institution for insurance.
The bill for protection against accidents, as well as for the limitation of working hours for women and children, was passed, together with one for the appointment of special factory inspectors.
These small particles or larger communities are subject to accidents, internal or external, which destroy them, immediately or slowly, and thus life ceases; or they may wear out, or become clogged by the products of their own activity.
The Pellegrini is exclusively surgical; the Santa Maria di Loreto is especially for the inmates of the Reclusorio and for street accidents; the Ospedale Lina for children; and the Ospedale Cotugno for infectious diseases.
Forster's pluck in speaking out like this was fully appreciated in England, but it was not till after the revelations connected with the Phoenix Park murders that the dangers he had confronted were properly realized, and it became known that several plans to murder him had only been frustrated by the merest accidents.
Despite these precautions many accidents have occurred; some of the houses have sunk or stand at fantastic angles, and in 1892 a portion of the High Street, which had subsided below the level of the Weaver, had to be raised 6 ft.
But many accidents have resulted from the arsenic being absorbed, and the patient thereby poisoned.
He claims to have shown that the dogmas of the eternity of matter and the permanence of the world are false; that their description of the Deity as the demiurgos is unspiritual; that they fail to prove the existence, the unity, the simplicity, the incorporeality or the knowledge (both of species and accidents) of God; that their ascription of souls to the celestial spheres is unproved; that their theory of causation, which attributes effects to the very natures of the causes, is false, for that all actions and events are to be ascribed to the Deity; and, finally, that they cannot establish the spirituality of the soul, nor prove its mortality.
The value of this wonderful provision of nature to the bee-keeper of to-day may be estimated from the fact that bees managed according to modern methods are necessarily subject to so much manipulating or handling, that fatal accidents are as likely to happen in bee-life as among human beings.
Vehicles at work These pages are here to help you prevent vehicle accidents at work.
Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic " accidents " .
We should remember that increased automation can also help to avoid accidents.
Norfolk County Council is trialing an ultra-bright belisha beacon designed to reduce accidents at crossings at two locations in the county.
The human toll of road accidents caused by high speed blowouts is all too obvious.
Tissues can be obtained via ethically-sourced cadavers from animals that have died naturally or in accidents or been euthanased for medical reasons.
Better yet, I wonder if vehicular accidents are any more frequent on streets that pass by popular coffeehouses.
Personal Injury Bond Pearce LLP's personal injury team recovers compensation for people who have been injured in accidents.
Great fun was had by all involved with making the confectionery with sundry accidents occurring.
A few tragic accidents have resulted from people not wearing crampons or using an ice ax.
They are at much greater risk of being involved in accidents or assaults or caught up in other criminality, " he said.
Accidents that cause ton crossbar transfer little changed for drivers in a rugged.
Firstly, the commonly employed markers of the risk society - nuclear accidents, genetic technology and environmental disequilibrium - are crudely amalgamated.
A spokeswoman from Bristol Council said the decision to remove the doormats was about minimizing the risk of possible future accidents.
During the chase they are likely to be involved in road or rail accidents, or injure themselves in quarry or barbed wire fences.
Scores of minor accidents as vehicles skid on black ice in the morning rush hour.
Accidents There is now incontrovertible evidence that men in fast cars, particularly young men, cause a disproportionate number of road traffic accidents.
The balance of his practice involves large personal injury and some clinical negligence litigation and fatal accidents.
A little advice can prevent mishaps or accidents which could take the edge off your holiday.
Non Fault Accidents involving an uninsured or untraced motorist.
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If anything, many drivers believe that speed as a factor in accidents is grossly overstated.
Cycling accidents caused by potholes Many cycling accidents are caused by poorly kept roads.
Collection of blood from satellite refrigerators is also a major root cause of transfusion accidents.
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The author, a former signalman, examines railroad accidents in Britain and looks at their historical perspective, causes and lessons learned.
Including leaks, nasty spills, explosions and personnel accidents.
General Public Introduction Accidents to the general public caused by building operations happen more frequently than is generally supposed.
For example, there are derogations covering ' unforeseeable circumstances and accidents ' and ' foreseeable surges of activity ' .
Thus the percentage of road traffic accidents causing ocular trauma is 12.5% .
Make sure there are enough litter trays around and your rabbit knows where they are to prevent toilet accidents.
The stretch to Ripon is quite twisty, tho reasonably flat, and has caused many accidents in the past.
Motorists are generally unaccustomed to driving on slick roads and traffic accidents increase.
These include devices to prevent whiplash and lateral skidding, which have cut accidents in Japan by 15% .
Accidents in the home, at work, during sport, or when driving (including whiplash) are also common causes.
Types of accident claims There are many types of personal injury claims form whiplash claims to work accidents.
The former of these two islands belongs to the Indian Region, the latter to the Australian, and between them there is absolutely no true transition - that is, no species are common to both which cannot be easily accounted for by the various accidents and migrations that in the course of time must have tended to mingle the productions of islands so close to one another.
Conquest is not usually bloodless, whether achieved at the van of a marching column or at the head of a hastily-built railway, and the process under which the American railway system took form left the way open for a distressing record of accidents to the traveller and the railway servant.
The Notice of Accidents Act of 1884, which obliges employers of labour to report to the Board of Trade, when "there occurs in any employment " as defined by the schedule of the act, " any accident which causes to any person employed therein, either loss of life or such bodily injury as to prevent him on any one of the three working days next after the occurrence of the accident from being employed for five hours on his ordinary work," affects railways in course of construction, but not, as a rule, otherwise.
As a consequence of the report of this Commission the Railway Employment (Prevention of Accidents) Act of 'goo was passed, putting upon the Board of Trade the duty of making " such rules as they think fit with respect to any of the subjects mentioned in the schedule to this act, with the object of reducing or removing the dangers and risks incidental to railway service."
That this is so is indicated by the fact that, although the railways - always made to suffer severely in pecuniary damages for injuries for which their officers or servants are held responsible by the courts - have for years taken almost every conceivable precaution, the number of accidents, in proportion to the number of persons travelling, diminishes but slowly - so slowly that, in view of the variety of conditions to be considered, it would hardly be safe to conclude that the diminution is due to any definite improvement in the safeguards provided.
Railways have always been held by the legislatures and by the courts strictly accountable for their shortcomings, so far as accountability can be enforced by compelling the payment of damages to victims of accidents; but in spite of this, a want of enterprise and even some apparent neglect of passengers' and servants' plain rights, have often been apparent, and the Board of Trade, with its powers of supervision, inspection and investigation, must therefore be classed as one of the most beneficent factors in the promotion of safety on British railways.
Mining laws have proved chiefly serviceable in securing the introduction of efficient ventilation, the use of safety-lamps, and of proper explosives, to lessen the danger from fire-damp and coal-dust in the coal-mines, the inspection of machinery for hoisting and haulage, and prevention of accidents due to imperfection in design or in working the machinery.
In 1903 he experimented with an aerodrome capable of carrying a man, but repeated accidents prevented it from being launched, and finally through lack of funds the experiments had to be abandoned without the machine ever having been free in the air (see also Flight And Flying).
This difficulty gave rise to the distinction of separable and inseparable accidents, which is one of considerable difficulty.
Many accidents have arisen from horses rushing through a gateway directly the latch is released, or from their jumping a gate at which they have been pulled up to enable the rider to open it.
Two accidents at this crisis alone saved Sweden from ruin - the splendid courage of the young king who, resolutely and successfully, kept the Danish invaders at bay (see Charles Xi., king of Sweden), and the diplomatic activity of Louis XIV.
Her chief function, however, was to see that the beasts of burden were duly fed, and to protect them against accidents and malicious influence.
Most bad habits and stable tricks are the result of defective management and avoidable accidents.
Experience in safety-critical systems has shown that faults in the requirements specifications can and do cause accidents.
Most burn and scald accidents to children happen in the kitchen.
Key target group is children under 5 years old who suffer nearly 45% of all severe burns and scalds accidents.
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The ' siesta syndrome ' and a drop in concentration seem the most likely reason why accidents soar in the afternoon.
Driver sleepiness was estimated to be a factor in up to 20,000 accidents on UK roads last year, according to Government figures.
Michigan for instance station wagon models such innovation accidents there are.
Most stepladder accidents are caused by human error, not by ladders failing.
For example, there are derogations covering ' unforeseeable circumstances and accidents ' and ' foreseeable surges of activity '.
He walked away from at least three non survivable accidents.
Most people would not admit to looking at car accidents yet tailbacks on the other side of the road are commonly seen.
Thus the percentage of road traffic accidents causing ocular trauma is 12.5 %.
These include devices to prevent whiplash and lateral skidding, which have cut accidents in Japan by 15 %.
The aim of the guide is to reduce the annual cost of workplace accidents.
Bring an extra change of clothing for your baby in case of accidents.
Don't punish your child for any accidents she may have.
She'll learn from these accidents by understanding that wetting her diaper or pants means she needs to use the potty.
While you shouldn't punish or scold your child for accidents, you should praise her each time she successfully uses the potty.
Many of these accidents involved a walker plummeting down stairs, along with baby.
Accidents do happen, and you'll need to be able to wash your infant car seat cover regularly.
For bathrooms, we recommend adding a safety latch to the toilet seats and/or leave toilet seats down and the bathroom door shut at all times.Babies are top-heavy and accidents do happen in the blink of an eye.
Accidents do happen, but unless you have a justified suspicion or prior negative experience, you should make an effort to calm yourself during routine activities and enjoy your baby while he is young.
When you have a small child in the house, accidents happen.
Don't punish your child for nighttime accidents.
This works great for those middle-of-the-night accidents.
They fret over accidents that might happen in public.
Just as you make mistakes when learning any developmental skill (such as learning to walk or use a spoon/fork), children will have accidents and make mistakes.
While most children don't sail through potty training without a few accidents, they do eventually learn to use the toilet successfully.
Young children often can't express their feelings and frustrations, but by having "accidents," where they were successfully using the toilet before, they're sure to get their parents' attention again.
Making them feel embarrassed about it is likely to prolong the potty training process, so it's important for parents and caregivers to be patient and understanding when accidents happen.
Later potty training can mean less accidents.
Just remember, when you push potty training too early, you will wind up with frequent accidents.
Arrange the furniture in baby's room so that there won't be any middle-of-the-night accidents due to tripping over ottomans or bumping into changing tables.
A Carfax report tells you whether the car has been in accidents (always avoid cars that have been in accidents), and whether or not the car has a history of illegal activity associated with it.
It's against the law in all 50 U.S. states, and an absolute necessity -- not to mention a godsend -- for drivers who are in accidents.
Open doors and look down body lines for dents or distortions indicating previous accidents.
Glass coffee carafes used for many coffee makers do break, usually in washing accidents.
Though, being open by construction, there is a greater possibility of wear and tear through accidents and mishandling.
Real-time traffic information - Useful to get around traffic jams caused by accidents or construction.
If you go through a car dealership, obtaining a CARFAX report from them will show you if the vehicle has been in any accidents, has outstanding liens, or has any other DMV problems.
Sweat-absorbing materials will keep your face cool and dry when you are mountain biking, and can even prevent accidents from occurring.
Ask if the cart has been involved in any major accidents.
This will remove the scent of his previous accidents and thus will not re-attract him to those areas.
If he has any accidents, return him to the contained area again.
Since the one cat has accidents in the same location, try temporarily moving his litter box to that spot.
You may also want your vet to examine him to see if there's a medical reason behind all of the house accidents.
Return any accidents he may have to the box so he can see where he's supposed to do his business, and only let him out of confinement for short supervised periods.
If I do these things, she does not have accidents.
During this part of the process, it is important that you teach your cat the proper position to avoid mishaps and accidents.
When my pets or any visiting animals have little accidents, I go into my "have to fix it" mode!
We laughed and I told her not to feel bad, everyone has accidents.
Anyone that has ever lived with a feline knows that accidents happen occasionally, and the result leaves a stain on the couch, carpet or your favorite chair.
These are used for cleaning up accidents as well as for padding for an injured animal.
It is not unusual for your pet to have accidents during the last weeks of gestation.
These accidents occur because, although technically inside the box when she shuffles around the litter, your cat's back end may have been too far outside the box's edge.
Accidents will happen, and Tesla has designed its car to offer you the maximum protection from even the hardest collisions.
Keep some eye makeup removers handy for quick clean ups, and unforeseen accidents.
Look up information regarding accidents, bankruptcy, criminal law, foreclosures, immigration, real estate, small claims and many more.
You are also better protected against accidents and worrisome situations.
Being young is no protection against machinery accidents, falls, cuts, sprains or anything else.
Every year, thousands of teens are either hurt or killed in car accidents due to drunk driving.
Many pay close attention to accidents that happen to teens because teenagers are learning to drive.
While some accidents that happen to teens are unpreventable, some accidents are not.
Looking at why that is can help law enforcement to prevent accidents caused by new drivers on the road as well as helping parents teach their children to be better drivers.
Underage drinking and driving tend to mix into a deadly cocktail; many accidents involving the two are deadly.
Kidsinjurylawyer also states that two-thirds of teenagers who died in car accidents were not wearing their seatbelts.
The CDC states that teenage boys are especially of risk of accidents.
The CDC also states that though teens are only 14% of the general population, they account for 30% of the cost of accidents out there on the road.
Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death between the ages 15 and 24 after car accidents and homicides.
Young drivers are more likely to be involved in alcohol related accidents. 25% of drivers 15 to 20 who died in motor vehicle accidents in 2003 had been drinking and driving.
When used as prescribed, it can be a powerful pain reducer for those with back pain, pain after car accidents, surgery-related pain, and athletic injuries.
In addition, Chantix was cited as a factor in 12 traffic accidents.
Most fatal alcohol-related car accidents happen on weekdays.
You may think that the Christmas holiday season is the most deadly for alcohol-related accidents, but this is not the case.
In 2003, 38 percent of drivers who were fatally injured in motor vehicle accidents had been drinking.
More than 500,000 people were injured in motor vehicle accidents where alcohol was a factor; this works out to one person being hurt about every minute.
In the United States alone, accidents where alcohol was involved cost the public approximately $114.3 billion (2000 figures).
This number accounts for 63 percent of the total cost associated with the accidents.
A person with a drinking problem might even drink during work, which can cause accidents and injury.
Suicide, foul play, drug overdose and vehicular accidents are just a few of the shocking ways various celebrities have died over the years.
In the beginning, the Dixie Chicks had high hopes for their Accidents and Accusations tour that began in Detroit, Michigan on July 21, 2006.
Early in her career, Cameron Diaz earned a reputation for being prone to accidents and illness.
Bollea is no stranger to car accidents - in 2006, the Lamborghini he was driving in Miami, Florida, caught fire.
Has been in numerous car accidents - Too many to count, and most of them she has been at fault.
Other parents believe that they are a childhood must, because they can cut down on everyday accidents caused by slipping and sliding.
If the party is at a parent's home, your parent could be legally responsible for injuries, accidents and illegal activity.
When passengers or crew members do find themselves involved in an incident - assault, sexual harassment, slip and fall accidents, etc. - on board a cruise ship, they should take steps to protect their legal rights immediately.
A variety of different types of cruise ship accidents can happen on a cruise vacation.
Be prepared for your new friend to have "accidents" those first few days while it adjusts to its new surroundings.
It can mean the end of accidents in the house and scratched walls and doors as your pet tries to tell you he needs to go.
Not only does this cause injury to your dog, but you are at risk of injury as well, so be extra observant if you have a small dog in your house so you can avoid these accidents.
Drivers can easily see large dogs, but smaller dogs blend in easily with shadows and are in more danger from accidents.
Take outside and repeat every half hour for first full day to reinforce command and avert unneeded accidents.
Does the individual or agency carry proof of liability insurance to cover any accidents?
As for the house accidents, I recommend you try training him to use WeeWee pads.
The policy will cover over $200.00 in routine care services and up to $14,000.00 annually for illnesses, accidents and emergency care.
A visitor's dog is having house accidents again after years of being house broken.
Her behavior has not changed other than the accidents in the house.
How have you disciplined her when she had the first two house accidents?
You have to be diligent about monitoring him for accidents when he's free to roam the house, and you have to be just as diligent about taking him outside on a regular schedule.
We let our dog out frequently to do her business, so we don't understand why she would have to have accidents.
This keeps him from chewing things he shouldn't, and also keeps him from having accidents around the house while you sleep.This brings us to our second point; using the crate for house training.
When you bring him back in, you need to confine his area because he will likely have more accidents if you let him roam without supervision.
When using a crate during housebreaking, be sure to line the bottom of the crate with towels or newspapers to absorb accidents.
What can you do when your dog has house accidents away from home?
I have a three-year-old female Puggle that has been having house accidents when we visit my friends' and family's houses.
He was and is ok and never got sick, but the entire situation reminded me just how easily accidents can happen.
Keep him from making mistakes such as chewing and house training accidents.
The point I'm trying to make here is, no matter how well prepared you think you might be, accidents can still happen.
Learning how to litter box train a dog takes time and patience, and accidents will likely happen.
Their small bladders cannot go as long without a potty break, and their house accidents can be difficult to spot until the smell begins to build up in your home.
Do not let your new puppy freely roam the house without supervision, or you may find yourself constantly cleaning up "accidents".
Several kinds are poisonous, and should not be planted near the house, and, if used at all, should be handled with great care, as accidents are frequent.
Make sure you protect it from accidents and invest in some sort of strap lock system.
It involves electricity, and accidents can easily occur.
Rather than using a countertop with hard edges, like your existing countertops, the counter on the kitchen island should have rounded edges to help prevent accidents and injuries.
Be confident about what you're doing; the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that over 600 people are killed in electrical accidents in and around the home every year.
Organic Mattress Pad - Babies have accidents, which make mattress pads absolutely essential.
Are machine washable and dryable - You will find yourself needing to wash your gown frequently between breast leakage and baby accidents.
A majority of accidents that happen during home remodeling are trips over building materials or fall from ladders based on general human error.
No matter how carefully a snowmobile is being operated, accidents causing head injuries do occur.
Several OSHA Workplace Safety Programs have been put in place to reduce accidents and injuries on the job.
Many people do not realize the high number of work related accidents and injuries that occur each year.
Sadly, many of the accidents result in a fatal injury.
According to statistics of the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration, known as OSHA, each year approximately 5,800 workers are killed in work related accidents.
However, workplace accidents can occur in any work environment or place of business.
Naturally, personal safety is important however management also must consider the financial costs of workplace accidents.
Obey the Speed Limit --- Many accidents involving children and pedestrians occur because people are driving too fast.
Avoid Distractions - A large number of vehicle accidents occur because drivers allow their attention to be affected by various types of distractions.
Traffic accidents can have significant consequences that extend far beyond the streets.
For example, some accidents take place in parking lots where there are pedestrians of all ages in close proximity.
Investigation of airplane accidents in the United States, along with other public transportation issues, are the responsibility of the National Traffic Safety Board, or NTSB.
Accidents can be further classified as major (with fatalities), serious, injury, or damage (property damage only with no injuries).
One of the difficulties in making comparisons about accidents is the challenge of comparing small carriers to large carriers.
An alternative method measures the number of accidents per millions of miles traveled.As an example, if the small carrier had one accident during the year with 500,000 flights, it would be reported as two accidents per million takeoffs.
If the large airline had ten accidents during the year with five million flights, it would actually have the same accident rate after the numbers are adjusted to take the number of flights into consideration.
Only three U.S. airlines reported fatality accidents in the five years from January 1, 2004 through January 1, 2009.
The FAA points out that air accidents are infrequent, and there is no way to use information on past accidents to predict future safety.
Accidents happen quickly and a life jacket could do just that - save your life.
Unfortunately, it is also a place where accidents and injuries sometimes occur because safety rules are not followed.
Following the general safety guidelines for classroom behavior is very important in preventing accidents in a science classroom where special equipment and materials are often kept.
Taking the necessary special precautions and following all safety rules for the science classroom helps reduce the number of accidents and injuries that take place in schools each year.
Car accidents can be avoided in many cases if the driver is paying attention and following all laws and rules.
A driver who is not tired will be more alert and able to avoid accidents.
Many car accidents occur when the driver is reaching for something, such as food, instead of paying attention to driving.
Being aware of safety tips for cleaning up snow and ice at home can help keep you from seasonal accidents and injuries that occur when the weather turns cold and snowfalls mount.
Many of the types of workplace accidents and injuries that occur are more common to specific types of jobs, workplace environments and industries.
To reduce the overall number of accidents and injuries at work, safety needs to be a top priority for everyone in the workplace.
Each year, hundreds of riders are involved in fatal accidents and tens of thousands more suffer serious injuries while riding their bikes.
A Mine and Industrial Accident Emergency Operations Center has been established in West Virginia, and it operates a hot line where accidents may be reported 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Preventive care, such as learning to avoid falls and other accidents that can permanently affect one's strength and capacity at a certain age, is crucial.
Car accidents - A series of severe motor vehicle accidents due to excessive sleepiness can have a major impact on an individual.
People knowing that they are suffering from sleep deprivation and choosing not to get behind the wheel could prevent many car accidents.
For employers with shift workers, sleep deprivation is also a hot topic; shift workers have many more accidents than those who work the same (daytime) hours each day.
This lack of oxygen can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm, heart failure, stroke, and car accidents caused by sleep deprivation.
Insomnia can also affect a person's functioning during the day, lead to memory loss and increase the risk of car accidents.
This can result in memory problems, lack of concentration, increased stress, poor quality of life, health problems, weight gain, and more accidents and injuries.
If you've ever sat on your readers, fallen asleep in them, or had a child grab them and bend them, you'll love the fact that there are some frames out there that are meant to withstand such accidents.
However, when it comes to glare from the sun or the color of the terrain, you'll reap additional benefits from your lenses if you choose a pair that works to counteract the lighting conditions that could cause accidents.
Accidents often happen when the people involved feel completely at ease doing whatever it is they're doing.
Keep in mind that the warranty does not cover normal wear and tear or breaks as a result of accidents on the wearer's part.
This glare can be dangerous and cause accidents.
No one wants an exciting theme park getaway to become a trip to the emergency room, and understanding the causes of roller coaster accidents can help guests avoid dangerous situations.
In many cases, accidents can be avoided or minimized by knowing what can go wrong with an otherwise safe and fun attraction.
As with any machine, roller coasters can have mechanical problems that may cause accidents.
This can lead to accidents, but to make the rides as safe as possible, roller coasters are also designed with several levels of failsafes to ensure rider safety.
By understanding the mechanical aspects of roller coaster safety, guests can attempt to mitigate the physical causes of roller coaster accidents that can turn a fun vacation into an unsafe experience.
The majority of roller coaster accidents are caused by human errors.
Accidents that are a result of rider error typically occur when guests are not behaving safely and unintentionally create dangerous conditions.
A safe rider can avoid many causes of roller coaster accidents and can enjoy an exciting ride without problems.
Despite the best precautions, accidents can still occur.
Ride operators are trained to react to accidents safely while keeping riders from further dangers.
Roller coaster accidents are an unpleasant reality, but following the proper roller coaster safety tips and understanding what can cause accidents can help riders avoid problems and minimize hazards on their amusement park vacation.
Hundreds of visitors are injured at theme and amusement parks each year, from small bumps and bruises to slip and fall accidents, broken bones, strained backs, head injuries, and food poisoning.
While accidents are rare, they can be devastating and individuals who have been involved in an accident may want to seek the advice of theme park accident attorneys to investigate whether or not a lawsuit would be in their best interest.
But that's almost why we need to escape the reality of speeding tickets and unnecessary lethal accidents, and enter into the fictional world of Need for Speed Underground for the Nintendo GameCube.
The rich fantasy world of Hyrule and strong sense of exploration are no accidents in The Legend of Zelda.
For a small child this may be more of an issue, especially if your child has occasional night time accidents.
However, the very nature of camping lends itself to accidents or regular wear and tear on the trailer.
The safety of children is potentially at risk from accidents and injuries, as well as crime.
Accidents are the leading cause of death for children aged 14 and under in the United States, claiming more than 5600 lives each year, or an average of 15 children per day.
In 2001, motor vehicle accidents resulted in 36 percent of accidental deaths in children ages one to four.
In the early 2000s an estimated 14 percent of children ages 14 and under continued to ride unrestrained, however, and 55 percent of those children killed in motor vehicle accidents were not restrained.
Poisoning is a common cause of home accidents, with toddlers being the ones most vulnerable.
In spite of taking precautions and putting safety measures into place, accidents, injuries, and crime may still take place.
Often they are the unintentional results of motor vehicle accidents, falls, mishandling of sharp objects, or sports-related injury.
Injuries from motor vehicle accidents may be reduced by wearing seat belts and placing children in size-appropriate car seats in the back seat.
Many accidents involving toys are not caused by the toy itself; for example, a child may trip over a toy that was not put away after play.
Examples of such accidents are development of an extra chromosome 18 (trisomy 18) and Down syndrome.
High cholesterol levels and fatty deposits in veins and arteries (atherosclerosis) have been found during autopsies of children who have died of accidents and other causes.
In older adolescents and adults, violent crime or other personal assaults account for almost 50 percent of facial injuries, with automobile accidents accounting for 29 percent and sports-related accidents for another 11 percent.
Automobile accidents are a major cause of maxillofacial trauma, as well as participation in sports, fights, and other violent acts.
Safety equipment is vital for preventing maxillofacial trauma from automobile accidents and sports.
Minor bruises and uncomplicated fractures caused by accidents generally heal without problems and are quickly absorbed into the family's routine.
All age groups are susceptible to developing subdural hematomas from vehicle accidents.
Physical trauma to an infant or child resulting in brain injury, such as from abuse, accidents, or near drowning/suffocation, might cause CP.
There are recurring unexplained accidents.
Injuries to the head can be caused by traffic accidents, sports injuries, falls, workplace accidents, assaults, or bullets.
Brain injury is most likely to occur in males between ages 15 and 24, usually as a result of car and motorcycle accidents.
Seat belts and airbags can prevent many head injuries that result from car accidents.
External injuries to the nose are usually blunt force injuries related to sports participation, criminal violence, child abuse, or automobile or bicycle accidents.
The second most common cause is automobile accidents (27%), followed by sports injuries (11%).
External trauma to the nose may be accidental (transportation accidents, animal bites, air gun injuries, and sports injuries) or intentional (fights, criminal assault, domestic violence, nose piercing).
Minor nosebleeds and uncomplicated fractures of the nose caused by accidents generally heal without problems and are quickly absorbed into the family's routine.
A physician or healthcare professional should be consulted when accidents involve extensive bruising or when bruises do not heal in a timely manner (seven to 10 days).
Children and teens at risk of being in accidents that might shatter glass lenses should wear plastic lenses, preferably polycarbonate.
In children, bite infections result either from accidents during play or from fighting.