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• Wal-Mart Employee Trampled to Death

  A crush of shoppers tore down the front doors and thronged into a store in suburban New York, killing a temporary employee. Posted Nov 28 2008, 01:45 PM by NYT > Home Page Filed under: Accidents and Safety, Wal-Mart Stores Inc|WMT|NYSE

• Skin Deep: Questions on Using Fillers Near Eyes

  Some doctors are concerned about the safety of "off label" under-eye injections. Posted Nov 20 2008, 09:17 AM by NYT > Health Filed under: Medicine and Health, Accidents and Safety, Skin, Plastic Surgery, Doctors, Labeling and Labels, Eyes and Eyesight

• Militants Turn to Small Bombs in Iraq Attacks

  The portable and furtive bomb, known as “sticky bomb,” is fast becoming the device of choice for insurgent groups. Posted Nov 13 2008, 10:31 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home Filed under: Accidents and Safety, Iraq, Bombs and Explosives, Iraq War (2003- )

• Vital Signs: Aging: A Law Reduces Driving Deaths, but Why?

  A Florida law requiring drivers 80 and older to have their vision tested appears to have reduced the number of driving deaths among older people. Posted Nov 10 2008, 08:56 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Accidents and Safety, Florida, Eyes and Eyesight, Elderly, driving

• Lighting Up the Night, and a Legal Battle

  A lawsuit against ATK Thiokol over military flares may raise questions about the reliability of military contractors and the safety of their products. Posted Nov 01 2008, 09:40 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Accidents and Safety, Suits and Litigation, United States Armament and Defense, Defense Contracts, ATK Thiokol

• A Warning, a Blast, a Fight to Save an Afghan Life

  In an isolated outpost in Afghanistan, it was up to an American Army doctor and a team of trauma medics to keep Jamaludin, a wounded Afghan, alive. Posted Oct 31 2008, 09:31 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home Filed under: Accidents and Safety, United States Armament and Defense, Bombs and Explosives, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- )

• When the Roads Talk, Your Car Can Listen

  Automotive companies want to convert fleets of vehicles into scouts for snowplows, pothole repair crews, police officers and ambulances. Posted Oct 29 2008, 10:33 PM by NYT > Technology Filed under: Accidents and Safety, Automobiles, Roads and Traffic

• Keeping Your Eyes on the Road

  As cell phones, navigation systems, video screens and MP3 players compete for attention, drivers having difficulty keeping their cars under control. Posted Oct 29 2008, 10:07 PM by NYT > Technology Filed under: Wireless Communications, Accidents and Safety, Automobiles

• Vital Signs: Hazards: Careful When You Go Up for That Rebound

  Rebounds, according to a new study, accounted for one-quarter of the injuries in basketball games. Posted Oct 27 2008, 09:31 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Medicine and Health, Accidents and Safety, Children and Youth, Basketball, Sports Medicine

• Vital Signs: Patterns: Race and Health Coverage Affect Survival

  Whether you survive after a serious accident may depend on your race and your health insurance, a new study concludes. Posted Oct 20 2008, 02:20 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Medicine and Health, Accidents and Safety, Race, Health Insurance and Managed Care

• Effort to Get Metal to Act Like Wood

  The National Collegiate Athletic Association has ordered manufacturers to make high-tech bats behave more like wood bats by 2011, calling for adjustments to virtually all the bats now in play. Posted Oct 17 2008, 10:32 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Accidents and Safety, Children and Youth, College Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Baseball, Amateur Athletics, Little League, Wood and Wood Products, baseball bats

• 8 Killed in California Bus Accident

  A bus carrying approximately 45 passengers bound for a casino north of Sacramento flipped over and rolled into a ditch on Sunday. Posted Oct 06 2008, 08:07 AM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Accidents and Safety

• Fixing Elevators: For the City, and on the Side

  Members of the New York Housing Authority’s elevator staff also work second jobs for private companies in the elevator industry. Posted Sep 29 2008, 05:41 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Accidents and Safety, New York City, Elevators and Escalators, Housing Authority

• Boldin Injured in Helmet-to-Helmet Hit

  Arizona Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin was carted off the field after suffering a hit late in Sunday’s game by Jets safety Eric Smith. Posted Sep 28 2008, 10:01 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Accidents and Safety, New York Jets, Helmets, Sports Medicine, Arizona Cardinals, Boldin, Anquan, Mount Sinai Medical Center

• After Bombing, Pakistan’s President Is Pressured

  The deadly truck bomb attack complicates efforts by the new president, Asif Ali Zardari, to fight militants in the tribal areas and cooperate with the United States. Posted Sep 21 2008, 10:31 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Accidents and Safety, Politics and Government, Bombs and Explosives, Pakistan, Zardari, Asif Ali, Hotels and Motels, General Assembly (UN), Malik, Rehman, Marriott Hotel, National Security Council