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• Construction Accident Kills Tenino Man

  Mark McLean | August 23, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 28 year old Tenino man died last week when he slipped at an Olympia construction site, hit his head on a backhoe and fell 15 feet into a ditch. The construction site was operated by Olson Brothers Excavating, Inc. This was the second construction-related death in a week in Thurston County. Washington's Industrial Insurance Act allows for fault-free "worker's compensation" benefits to...

• Heart Attacks Often Misdiagnosed

  Mark McLean | August 17, 2007 7:49 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Heart attacks are a leading cause of death in America. Sadly, however, they also could be prevented in many cases. Diet and exercise are the best forms of prevention. But sometimes heart attacks occur because doctors misdiagnose them and their warning signs. Recent articles suggest that misdiagnosis often occurs because health care organizations are focused on the bottom line. When patients...

• Jet Ski Accident Kills Kitsap Peninsula Couple

  Mark McLean | July 25, 2007 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A jet ski accident near Brownsville in Port Orchard Bay killed a newlywed couple last week. Ken Bayne, 47, died Wednesday at Harborview Medical Center from injuries he sustained July 15 in the Jet Ski accident near Brownsville that killed his newlywed wife.Bayne and his wife, Jeanette (McClister) Bayne were riding on a 2007 Kawasaki Jet Ski Sunday afternoon in Port Orchard Bay near Brownsville...

• Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Truck

  Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 56 year old Bothell woman was killed when she was hit by an out-of-control truck just after getting off a bus in Kenmore. It was about 4 p.m. Tuesday when the out-of-control truck hit a nearby front-loader and then slammed into a group of pedestrians, killing Kathy Cook and injuring seven other people.Witness Brian Stambuk said he was behind the front-loader at the traffic light. When the...

• tony Qamar and Daniel Johnson Act

  Michael Myers | March 05, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  For two years state representative Ruth Kagi has fought for legislation to keep dangerous trucks and drivers off the roads. She moved closer to her goal this week when the state House of Representatives passed the Tony Qamar and Daniel Johnson Act with a vote of 88 to 9.Qamar and Johnson, both leading scientists, were killed October 4, 2005, when a log truck lost its load on Highway 101. The...

• Vanessa Taylor Dies in One Car Accident

  Michael Myers | October 29, 2006 5:00 PM | 4 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 21-year-old Oregon woman died at the scene of an early morning car crash Saturday in the 3800 block of Seabeck Highway near Calamity Lane Northwest. Vanessa Taylor, of Milwaukie, Ore., was riding in the passenger seat of a 1989 BMW 325 just after 2 a.m. when the driver, 21-year-old Joshua Demers of Silverdale, failed to make the curve near Camp Wesley Harris and drove off the edge of the road,...

• Seattle Woman Dies SCUBA Diving

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 10:12 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A woman who died in a scuba diving accident was identified as Cheryl Marshall, 50, the King County Medical Examiner's Office reported Wednesday. Marshall had breathing problems while diving near Alki Beach late Tuesday. Friends managed to get her to a pier along the shore in the 1600 block of Harbor Avenue, where firefighters found her without a pulse and not breathing. She was pronounced dead...

• Dell Laptop Batteries Can Start Fires

  Michael Myers | August 29, 2006 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Dell said Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook-computer batteries made by Sony because they can overheat and catch fire. The company negotiated conditions of the recall with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, which called it the largest electronics-related recall ever involving the agency. "In rare cases, a short-circuit could cause the battery to overheat, causing a risk of...

• Two People Drown in Lake Washington

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  An outing on Lake Washington turned deadly Wednesday evening when two people apparently drowned after jumping into the water from a small boat to cool off. A 34-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, both from Seattle, were on the boat along with the man's 18-year-old cousin when the three decided to take a quick swim before heading to shore. The man and the woman drowned. Accidents like this...

• Abuses Reported at Alan Ritchey Plant

  Michael Myers | June 05, 2006 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Seattle PI ran an interesting story about the Alan Ritchey plant in Auburn, Washington. The story appears at the following link: Playing By The Rules Brings Trouble. Alan Ritchey is a fascinating company. In addition to running an MTESC center in Auburn, it engages in a number of other businesses. More about the MTESC center can be found at the following link: ARI MTESC. Alan Ritchey...