A plumber was killed in an accident at a Grain Valley, Missouri work site on December 29, 2021. During the incident, the worker was performing plumbing work at a new residential construction work site. As he installed plumbing lines, the ten foot trench he was in...
Year: 2021
Helicopter Crash in Sevier County, Tennessee – One Dead, One Injured
There was a helicopter crash in Sevier County, Tennessee on December 29, 2021. The Robinson helicopter took off from the Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevierville, Tennessee. The helicopter crashed near the Hooper Highway near Apple Tree Lane. The pilot on...
Big Rig Rollover Crash in Hunt County, Texas
There was a major crash involving an 18-wheeler in Hunt County, Texas on December 28, 2021. The accident occurred on FM 1565 near Poetry, Texas. Reports indicate an 18-wheeler was traveling at an excessive rate of speed while entering a curve on the roadway. The...
NTSB Issues Report on Need for Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Airplanes
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a report on the need for small planes to have carbon monoxide detectors on board. The report is based on numerous prior crashes that were investigated by the NTSB, and provides safety recommendations to both the...
Learjet 35 Crashes in El Cajon, California – Four Dead
There was a deadly plane crash in El Cajon, California on December 27, 2021. According to the FAA, the plane, a Learjet 35, was en route from John Wayne Airport in Orange County Gillespie Field in San Diego when it crashed. At the time, there were rainy weather...
Recreational Boat Strikes Jetty near Fort Pierce, Florida
Reports indicate a small recreational boat struck a jetty near Fort Pierce, Florida on December 25, 2021. According to the Coast Guard, the vessel capsized following the allision. All five people on board were able to be rescued by a Coast Guard vessel. It is...
Small Plane Crash in Jacksonville, Florida – Two Dead
There was a deadly plane crash in Jacksonville, Florida on December 26, 2021. The plane, a single-engine Mooney M20J, crashed near the Herlong Recreational Airport in west Jacksonville. The plane had taken off from the airport about twenty minutes to the crash. ...
Deadly Trucking Accident in Waller County, Texas
There was a deadly trucking accident in Waller County, Texas on December 22, 2021. The accident occurred on Highway 6 near FM 2979. Reports indicate an 18-wheeler was pulling out of a truck stop when a passenger vehicle struck it. The driver of the vehicle, Furong...
Deadly Stairway Collapse at Construction Site in Clearwater, Florida
A construction worker was killed in an accident at a Clearwater, Florida work site on December 20, 2021. During the incident, the worker was performing repair work on a stairwell in a parking garage when the stairway collapsed. Reports indicate the City of Clearwater...
Explosion at ExxonMobil Plant in Baytown, Texas
There was an explosion and fire at ExxonMobil's Baytown, Texas plant on December 23, 2021. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, there was an explosion around 1:00 a.m. at the plant's oil refinery. The facility includes a chemical plant, an olefins plant...