According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 144,000 Texans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year, or one every four minutes. Currently, more than 381,000 Texans live with a TBI-related disability, and each year, more than 5,700 Texans are permanently disabled by a TBI. Nationally, an estimated 1.5 million to 2 continue reading
A partially built parking garage collapsed in February at University Hospital in San Antonio, injuring two construction workers, one critically. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is conducting an investigation on the collapse. Emergency air horns alerted 120 other workers, who fled from the collapsing structure, according to MySanAntonio.com. The garage was being erected near continue reading
When a commercial truck is involved in an accident, the outcome can be deadly. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 3,163 people died in large truck crashes in 2009, and the PRNewswire reported in February 2011 that commercial truck accidents are on the rise, after over 5,000 people died in large truck crashes continue reading