Inside the silicosis epidemic that’s killing countertop stonecutters: ‘My lungs had nothing left’

A new law aims to protect workers from silicosis, a lung disease linked to popular household countertops. Experts say it isn’t enough.
The Xenia Gazette

Around the home and farm

a tree trimming company may save you money eventually as well. The fact sheet can be found at ...

How these secretive traditional circumcision rites are responsible for dozens of deaths

At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the ...

A Greenwich resident allegedly cut down trees on a wetland. 25 years later the town is suing

About 100 trees that were cut down 25 years ago are at the center of a lawsuit filed last month by the town's Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency against a local resident.  The town agency claims ...

Dozens of boys and young men are dying in South Africa's traditional circumcision rites

At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the ...

Home fires claim seven lives every day in the U.S. – but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half.

Sound The Alarm! It is vital to protect your family against the threat of home fires by testing your smoke alarms and practicing your home fire escape plan. Home ...
Northeast Times

Tree Service Worker Killed During Storm Cleanup in Newtown Square

A tree worker was killed in Newtown Square while clearing storm damage after a separate tree fell during cleanup operations.

Tree that killed Huntington Woods public works employee removed

The community continues to grieve after a Huntington Woods public works employee was killed while cleaning up storm damage.
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Widow of gardener electrocuted while hedge-cutting takes High Court action

The widow of a landscape gardener who died after being electrocuted while pruning hedges is taking High Court legal action against his employer. Blair Campbell, 35, was carrying out work on an ...

Widow is suing her husband's employer after he was electrocuted while pruning a hedge

An inquest concluded the substation thick ivy on the bush had covered warning signs about the substation meaning Blair Campbell, 35, was unaware of the danger underneath.