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• Man Falls 20ft from Rig

  Christina Cole | March 18, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  After falling 20ft in a rig accident, an offshore rig worker has been airlifted to the hospital with severe head injuries. The drilling rig was being towed twenty miles offshore when the accident occurred early Sunday offshore from Portland in Dorset. Portland Coastguard was able to land on the rig although the sea conditions were rough and experiencing storm force winds.The 22-year-old worker...

• Comcast Sued in Wrongful Death Suit

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  In December, a 23-year-old woman was beaten to death in her home, due to the cable company allowing a repairman to continue working although he had been suspected in a pervious slaying, a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Cook County Circut Court, alleges.The wrongful death complaint says Comcast Corporation didn't take action when they were informed that Anthony Triplett was suspected in the...

• District Sets Helmet Rule After Ballplayer's Death

  Christina Cole | March 03, 2007 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  When using a Grapevine-Colleyville school district batting cage, all persons will now be required to wear a helmet under new rules that were adopted in response to a baseball player's recent and tragic death.Dallas area school district has new safety regulations in place, just three days after a 17-year-old boy died from a head injury he suffered when a baseball hit him in the back of the...

• Man Dies in Accident with Semi-Tractor Trailer

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A trucking accident involving a semi-tractor trailer and a pickup truck has claimed the life of an 80-year old man on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at 2:38pm at University Hospital in San Antonio, police said.The man had suffered lacerations to his head and left arm as a result of the crash, which happened at the intersection of Highway 46 and Farm to Market 725 around 11:33am this...

• Man Killed in Train vs Car Accident

  Christina Cole | February 21, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  An Exxon employee was tragically killed today while on his way to leave work. Calvin, 48, of Silsbee was killed in a train verse car accident that occurred just outside of the Exxon plant today.Calvin was leaving the plant after a long work shit that had ended at 3:30pm yesterday when a B.N.S.F. freight train that was traveling east to Beaumont crashed into his car. The Exxon plant is located...

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  Staff Writer | January 20, 2007 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

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