News tagged with 'Sporting Goods'

Although the Injuryboard website had initially reported that a young boy had been killed by a car because of Heelys shoes, it now appears that those facts may be in dispute. According to the police in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, twelve-year old Ryan Carmichael was crossing the street to get the mail

An Alabama jury awarded $3.43 million recently to a man who lost a majority of his right leg in a personal watercraft accident. In August 2000, the defendant, William Petty-Fitzmorris, slammed his vessel into the back of plaintiff William Steen's personal watercraft. Due to the seriousness of his injuries, physicians

The Federal Trade Commission has filed three separate complaints against the following marketers of electronic exercise belts: AB Energizer marketers : Electronic Products Distribution, L.L.C., based in San Diego, California, and its general partners, Thomas Nelson and Holly Hernandez, also known as Holly Bryan;

A 24-foot Coast Guard boat and a 65-foot commercial vessel collided Saturday night off Palm Island near Miami Beach, Florida. Eleven people were injured, including two Coast Guard officers who were thrown from their Boston Whaler patrol boat upon impact. All injuries were reported to be minor. A 48-foot fishing boat

Two people died and three others were injured when the boat they were riding in collided with a rock-lined jetty off of Pass-a-Grille Beach, Florida last weekend. A spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is investigating the accident, said the 25-foot 1989 Cabo was traveling fort

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Icon Health & Fitness Inc., of Logan, Utah, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $500,000. The penalty resolves a lawsuit filed against Icon in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland last May. The government charged Icon with failin

A parasail operator involved in an accident that killed a Kentucky woman and her daughter has regained his operating license, sparking controversy among parasailing watchdog organizations. Fort Myers Beach, Florida issued Chris Schaab, owner of AA Parasail, a new license last week, four months after Lisabeth Hope Bail

Authorities are investigating a parasailing accident in the Florida Panhandle that left two people injured. Witnesses said winds were picking up in the area when the couple's parachute separated from the boat, sending the pair crashing into the water. The victims were treated and released from a local hospital. The C

Even though bicycle helmet use increased dramatically over the last decade, head injuries rose 10%, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In fact, fewer people are now riding bicycles, which means that the rate of head injuries has actually increased by 51%. Officials still recommend that riders wea

Lisabeth Bailey-Straney, 37, and her 13 year-old-daughter Taylor Straney, were killed yesterday when the harness of their parasail broke, plunging them over 20 stories into the Gulf of Mexico. The two landed in thigh deep water where onlookers pulled them to the beach. Witnesses say that the accident occurred as a

Darrin Villa, Mike Knobloch and Kaleiohao Mahoe, all from Long Island, decided to take a parasailing trip during their vacation to Clearwater Beach, a resort town on Florida's west coast. After their terrifying experience, none of these seasoned New Yorkers is likely to go up in one of the contraptions again. All

The parasailing accident that killed a mother and her daughter at Fort Myers Beach, Florida last week was not the first for employees of AA Parasail. Apparently workers now employed by AA were involved in a similar fatal accident about two years ago. In that incident, Edward Iddon, 36, was killed when he fell more tha

A man was killed this weekend when the 41 foot speed boat he was riding in hit a large wave. Steven Waller struck his head on the windshield and was thrown overboard as the boat raced at speeds exceeding 60 miles per hour. The accident occurred several thousand feet off of New Smyrna Beach, on Florida's east coast.

A man received several deep propeller cuts after he was thrown from his 31 foot boat during a fourth of July fishing trip. Ernest Phillips of Largo, Florida was driving the vessel when he made a high speed turn, causing his seat to rip from the deck, hurling him overboard. Investigators do not believe that alcohol pl

Two brothers were injured yesterday as the personal watercraft they were riding jumped a lakebed and collided with a tree. Benjamin Bernard, 11, was airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg where he underwent surgery for a fractured skull and blood clot on the brain. His younger brother, Daniel Be