June 6, 2025 Fatal Shredder Accident in Reading Underscores Risks Addressed in $2.5M Galfand Berger Case A fatal workplace accident in Berks County is renewing concerns about industrial shredder safety. On Wednesday, an employee at Vital Records Control in Muhlenberg Township was tragically killed after falling into an operating shredding machine. The Berks County Coroner’s Office is investigating the incident. Few details have been released, but the story has drawn attention … Read More »
April 8, 2024 FDA Warns Heart Device Connected to Deaths and Injuries Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a serious warning over the use of Abiomed’s left-sided Impella heart pumps, which can perforate the heart and have already been implicated in 49 deaths and more than 100 injuries. Although the FDA is not mandating a product recall, it has put forth what is known as … Read More »
March 18, 2024 March 17th–24th is National Poison Prevention Week You may not know it, but household items like cleaning agents, prescription medications and pesticides can be dangerous to your two-legged and four-legged family members alike. Congress created National Poison Prevention Week, an annual, week-long awareness campaign, in 1961 to teach Americans about unintentional poisonings and how to safely store (as well as dispose of) … Read More »
June 25, 2021 New Federal Infant Sleep Safety Standard A Consumer Reports analysis determined that inclined sleepers have been the culprits in at least 92 deaths and more than 1,000 incidents (some of which resulted in serious injuries) among young children. Inclined sleepers create an array of catastrophic hazards: chiefly, that they position an infant’s body at an upward angle between 10 and 30 … Read More »
December 4, 2020 Most Dangerous Toys of 2020 Believe it or not, not all toys are safe for children. Even ones that are for sale in stores or online may come with a slew of unknown hazards. With the holiday season rapidly approaching, it is important to know which ones are notorious for causing injury. Every year, consumer watchdog groups compile data to … Read More »
October 1, 2020 Safely Using Portable Generators The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants people to take note: the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, electrical dangers, and house fires increase after a storm hits. More than 36 million people experience power outages every year, making portable generators a popular choice for powering up their essential appliances while main utility providers are down. … Read More »
May 18, 2020 Pressure Washer Injuries Pressure washers (also sometimes called power washers) are power tools that spray water at high pressures. They clean different types of surfaces and can remove mold, paint, dust, mud, grime, and paint. As such, they are popular tools in a variety of workplaces as well as in residential settings. Pressure washers spray water at such … Read More »
February 4, 2020 Snow Blower Safety Tips Every year, snow blowers are responsible for thousands of serious injuries. Although there has not been a major snowfall in the Philadelphia area quite yet this winter, meteorologists are predicting major storms are still to come. Before using a snow blower, it is important to know how to safely operate one in order to avoid … Read More »
December 4, 2019 Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in Zantac According to data from laboratory testing of Zantac, a common over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription heartburn drug, the medication is contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical. N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is a chemical used in petroleum-based industrial products. During lab tests, researchers detected NDMA levels more than 3,170 times greater than the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) daily intake … Read More »
