Accidents
No seatbelt
1987: While making a safety film about the benefits of wearing a seatbelt, Anthony Galati lost control of his car and crashed, dying of his injuries. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt.More info: AP News
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Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune - May 18, 1987
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 17, 2023 -
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Category: Accidents, Death, 1980s, Cars
An Electrifying Performance
The Carlisle Sentinel - Sep 28, 1983
Los Angeles Times - Sep 28, 1983
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 26, 2023 -
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Category: Accidents, 1980s
The man who fell 3300 feet and only broke his nose
1972: 19-year-old Bob Hall fell 3300 feet when his parachute malfunctioned. He landed face first on a runway. Somehow, he not only survived, but he only broke his nose and busted up his teeth.The photo below was taken after his fall.
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Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 09, 2023 -
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Category: Accidents, Human Marvels, 1970s
Knocked unconscious by falling urine
The Argus reports that "A builder was knocked unconscious when he was hit with a bottle of pee which dropped from a 50-metre crane."The story reminds me of a viral image that circulated widely about 20 years ago, claiming to show a woman "pierced by a shaft of frozen urine." (The image was a hoax).
Posted By: Alex - Fri Aug 12, 2022 -
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Category: Accidents, Body Fluids
“Dumbbell Lethal”
Source: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington) 25 Jun 1960, Sat Page 19
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 30, 2021 -
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Category: Accidents, Death, Hollywood, 1960s
Chair Safety
1999: Due to a spate of "chair-related injuries", the employees in the Seattle Police Department's Identification Unit all had to take a training session on how to safely sit in a chair.
I guess chair safety is one of those things that sounds silly, until you hurt yourself sitting down wrong. Below, Regina Cochrane, "professional accident preventer," offers some chair safety tips.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 07, 2021 -
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Category: Accidents, Furniture, 1990s
Trapped 5 days in folding bed
Unfortunately, I can't find any info about how Leon Colby fared after his 5-day ordeal trapped in a folding bed.The situation seems like an absurdist, real-life variation on the premise of Stephen King's Gerald's Game.
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal - Oct 10, 1977
Some googling reveals that, while being trapped in a folding bed may sound bizarre, it's disturbingly common. See here, here, and here.
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 19, 2020 -
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Category: Accidents, Furniture, 1970s
Sneezing Protected
This is good to know in the pandemic era. I hope coughing is covered as well.
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Posted By: Paul - Fri May 08, 2020 -
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Category: Accidents, Law, 1950s, Cars
Pressure Cooker Catastrophes
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Many other gruesome incidents here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 04, 2020 -
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Category: Accidents, Death, Domestic, Appliances
Mining Accident Dolls
In 1922, the Bureau of Mines created a series of educational dolls to illustrate common mining injuries, and how they should be dealt with in an emergency. The dolls were exhibited at various mining centers. According to Popular Mechanics (Sep 1929) the dolls were also "intended to serve as a safety warning.”As far as I know, there's never been a Mining Accident Barbie (or Ken).
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 10, 2019 -
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Category: Accidents, Toys, 1920s
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