InjuryBoard Redding Archives

• Tehama County Undersheriff Seriously Injured in Nevada Motorcycle Ride

  Todd Slaughter | July 29, 2008 1:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  The Red Bluff Daily News reported today that Tehama County Undersheriff Dennis Garton was seriously injured Friday while riding his 1991 Honda Gold Wing motorcycle on Interstate 80 near Winnemucca,...

• Well Explosion Correction

  Todd Slaughter | July 26, 2008 2:27 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Yesterday, we reported that two "ranch hands" were injured in a probable methane gas explosion while working on an irrigation pump at an almond ranch owned by Lassen Land Company. The two injured...

• Ranch Hands Burned in Water Well Explosion

  Todd Slaughter | July 25, 2008 10:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  ORLAND, California. The Chico Enterprise Record reported that two ranch hands were seriously injured yesterday when an irrigation well that they were working on suddenly exploded with flame. The...

• Blue Cross/Shield Pay $13 Million for Improper Cancellation

  Todd Slaughter | July 18, 2008 1:42 PM | 7 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The Associated Press reported today that two of California's largest health care insurers, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California, will pay regulators $13 million to settle claims that the...

• Blue Cross of California Pays $11.8 to Settle Improper Cancelation Suit

  Todd Slaughter | July 16, 2008 1:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  It was only seven moths ago that the heart wrenching story of 17-year-old Nataline Sarkysian hit the national media and stirred a potential patient revolt. Nataline was critically ill and required a...

• Stop! Pull Over! Remove that Cell from Your Ear!

  Todd Slaughter | July 02, 2008 1:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  CHICO, Calif. The City of Chico Police Department and the local contingent of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) rolled out onto the streets on July 1 with the avowed purpose of getting the message...