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High‑school football player Cristian Navarro collapsed during summer practice when coaches forced players to continue drills in 103‑degree heat without shade or hydration; staff failed to call EMS and delayed cooling treatments.

A woman working as a cargo handler had her leg crushed between a powered industrial truck and a cargo dolly when an untrained coworker accidentally pinned her while reversing.

Cyclist Carl Schwartz was riding on the Green River Trail when he hit an unmarked bollard that King County installed contrary to federal guidelines; he was thrown from his bike and rendered quadriplegic.

A gas valve was left uncapped during construction at the Triumph Foods plant, allowing unscented gas to accumulate; when a worker lit a torch the gas exploded, killing one worker and injuring many others.

Mary Smith and Jane Doe were stopped in a construction zone when a semi‑truck owned by ABC Trucking struck their vehicle from behind at approximately 50 mph.

Brian Gatson was driving a dump truck when he hit an unlit trailer left across U.S. Highway 36 after a tractor‑trailer jackknifed; the collision caused his dump truck to roll and eject him.

A national food‑chain’s 19‑year‑old delivery driver abruptly switched lanes and struck a motorcyclist on Frederick Avenue in St. Joseph, Missouri.

A woman suffered a severe left‑ankle fracture in a single‑vehicle accident and later developed complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) after multiple surgeries and nerve damage.

Three college students drove through a construction zone where a stop sign was smaller than required and barricades created visual confusion; their Honda Civic ran the sign and was hit by a tractor‑trailer.

Bryan Sollars was changing a tire on a combine when the jack tipped, crushing his pelvis and left arm; the injury caused temporary paralysis and oxygen deprivation leading to total blindness.

John and Barbara Guyer’s car was struck at a Gladstone intersection when a Hussman Corporation van ran a red light at approximately 40 mph.

A driver failed to yield at the intersection of East 88th Street and Blue Ridge Cutoff in Kansas City, striking a motorcyclist and causing devastating injuries.

Mercer and Mary Gewin were traveling home when drunk driver Robert Martinson crossed the center line and struck them head‑on; Mary died and Mercer suffered multiple fractures.

A Northtowne Hyundai employee driving southbound on North Brighton Avenue in Kansas City crested a hill at high speed, lost control and struck a ditch, causing his vehicle to flip while carrying passengers Jade Loudermilk and Hayley Cranfill.

A worker on a man lift was helping another employee 30 feet above the ground when the co‑worker steered too close to a 34‑kilovolt power line; electricity arced and severely burned the worker and deprived his brain of oxygen.

An adult woman visiting a neighbor’s house was lunged at and bitten by the neighbor’s dog on her forehead, scalp, cheek and nose.

A restaurant patron slipped on a lime slice left on the floor of a Mexican restaurant, resulting in a herniated disc and subsequent spinal fusion surgery.

A young boy was playing outside when a neighbor’s pit bull slipped free from its handler and attacked him, biting his head and face.

An 18‑wheeler rear‑ended a minivan on a Texas interstate; police initially blamed the minivan driver for stopping in the lane, but investigation revealed the truck driver’s negligence.

An industrial worker was showered with caustic chemicals from a burst pipe while working, resulting in severe brain injury.