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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released a report on toy-related deaths and injuries of children for the year 2008. The report will be of interest to California product liability lawyers, parents and caregivers. The CPSC analysis of toy related injuries in 2008 throws up some interesting facts.

• Last year, 19 deaths occurred because of toy related accidents in children below the age of 15.
• Most deaths were linked to the use of riding toys. Four deaths occurred by the use of tricycles and four others were associated with the use of non motorized riding toys.
• There were also deaths from drowning, choking from a small toy or from a small part of the toy.
• Besides tricycles, rubble balls posed a choking hazard and were responsible for one fatality in 2008. Balloons and non motorized scooters accounted for one death each last year, while other kinds of balls accounted for two fatalities last year.
• In 2008, approximately 235,300 toy-related injuries had to be treated in emergency rooms.
• Between 2006 and 2008, there was an average of 229,600 toy related injuries.
• 47 percent of toy-related injuries that had to be treated in an emergency room comprised abrasions, lacerations and contusions. Out of these, 45 percent of injuries were sustained to the head and face.
• Out of all these toy related injuries that had to be treated in an emergency room, 73 percent involved kids below the age of below 16. 35 percent involved children below the age of 5.
• Among children below the age of 15, 25 percent were injured by the use of non motorized scooters.

The CPSC report includes other ways that children had been killed in accidents involving toys.

• In one such incident, a 12-month-old child drowned when he was in the bathtub. The drain plug has been pulled, but a bath toy blocked the drain, preventing the water from draining and leading to the boy’s death.
• A 2-year-old boy drowned when he was trying to retrieve a playing disk from a pool.
• A 21-month old boy died when he became entrapped between the lid and box of a toy box.
• A 3-year-old boy died when he was trying to retry a foam block from a pool, and fell in…..

Other injuries that had to be treated in an emergency room comprised fractures which accounted for 35 percent of injuries, and strains and sprains which accounted for 12 percent. Other injuries included internal injuries, punctures, body penetration, dislocation, concussions and ingestion.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has been making efforts to enforce stricter safety standards protecting children from injuries and health issues. The agency’s most notable achievements have been made in the field of lead content standards. Last year, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The Act sets stricter standards for the maximum allowed lead content in toys, as well as the concentration of phthalates that have been found to have serious effects on children’s reproductive health..

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of product liability. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

The Reeves Law Group is not acting as legal counsel for any party in the matters discussed in this posting.

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A recent truck safety campaign in October showed the need for increased focus on safety issues for truckers. The third annual Operation Safe Driver campaign was meant to crack down on violations by commercial truckers, and was conducted between October 18th and October 24th.

According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance which sponsored the event, trucker behavior does not really seem to have improved. Even as the number of truck accident and fatalities are dropping nationwide, poor driving behaviors are actually increasing. The organization points out that poor driving behaviors are being seen not only in truckers, but also in motorists. Overall, the campaign ended in 20,118 drivers of commercial motor vehicles, including buses and trucks, being contacted. Out of these, 6,887 drivers were given warnings, and 8,067 drivers were given citations. That means there were 0.34 warnings issued per contact, and 0.40 citations per contact. That’s double the number of warnings and citations issued in 2008. Last year, there were 16,784 contacts, out of which 3,274 drivers were given warnings and 6,143 drivers were cited. That was an average of 0.19 warnings per contact, and 0.37 citations per contact.

The organizers of the campaign have criticism for motorist behavior too. According to them, there were 10,928 non commercial motor vehicle driver contacts during the campaign this year. Out of these, 3,818 motorists were issued warnings and 10,365 motorists were issued citations. That is an average of 0.35 warnings and 0.95 citations per contact, an increase from 2008. Last year, there had been 11,151 non commercial motorist vehicle contacts out of which 1,808 motorists received warnings while 8,005 motorists received citations. That’s an average of 0.16 warnings per motorist and 0.75 citations per motorist.

There was some good news coming out of the campaign. According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, there were improvements relating to out of service violations, as well as citation issues after roadside inspections of commercial motor vehicles. Out of 30,290 roadside inspections of commercial motor vehicles conducted during Operation Safe Driver this year, 5.4 percent resulted in the driver being placed out of service. Last year, out of 32,708 roadside inspections, 5.3 percent resulted in the driver being placed out of service. Operation Safe Driver was conducted at 1,171 locations in the US and Canada and involved the participation of 5,231 law enforcement officers.

Overall, the campaign shows that there still remains the need for a lot of effort to educate truckers about safe driving on the road. It’s a fact that the number of truck accident fatalities has been declining nationwide, but the drop hasn’t been as sharp as California truck accident lawyers would have liked. Most importantly, even when these accidents don’t end in a fatality, they do result in catastrophic injuries that can seriously impact a person’s quality of life. The resulting costs, including medical bills and litigation expenses can be huge, and cost the economy millions of dollars a year. That should be enough reason to invest heavily in truck safety.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of truck accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

The Reeves Law Group is not acting as legal counsel for any party in the matters discussed in this posting.

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