Cal/OSHA authorities and fair officials are now trying to determine how or why the injurious workplace accident occurred.

According to reports the worker is an East Bay resident in his mid-twenties.  The accident occurred at approximately 2:20 pm. when the employee was standing on the tracks of the “Wacky Worm” roller coaster.  The roller coaster slammed into the employee.  It is unknown why the employee was standing on the tracks.  The tracks are elevated about 5 feet above the ground.  EMS immediately responded to the scene and rushed the injured worker to Santa Rosa Hospital for treatment and surgery.   Reports indicate he was released from the operating room at 9:30 p.m Wednesday.

Harry Mason, CEO of Brass Ring Amusements Midway of Fun said, ” No one can figure it out.  He was not supposed to be in that restricted area.  We’re hoping for a speedy recovery.”  He also stated that he wished to speak with the injured worker as soon as possible, in an attempt to figure out why the incident might have occurred. The victim was apparently employed as a ticket collector on another ride at the Petaluma fair.  Cal/OSHA is expected to conduct a formal probe into the on-the-job mishap.

60-year-old Lira had worked for the county since 1969.   On Monday morning he was part of a four person crew clearing brush doing maintenance on Whiting Road near Paulsen road when the accident occurred, according to Sheriff’s Office reports.  The accident occurred at 9:15 a.m.

Sgt. Bill Gazza of the county Sheriff’s Office said that “he got caught up in it and he’s deceased.”  Lira died at the scene.

Dinah Phillips, County spokeswoman, said “he’d been her a long time” and staffers were “pretty shaken” by Lira’s death.

The county’s Mental Health Crisis Team consoled members of Lira’s crew, witnesses and others involved with the accident.

“We are very sorry to announce the death of a longtime county employee who died this morning in a tragic accident,” John Presleigh, director of Public Works, and Susan Mauriello, county administrative officer, said in a prepared statement. “We are deeply saddened by this incident, and our hearts and condolences go out to family and friends.”

The accident is still being investigated by the county Public Works Department, Sheriff’s Office, and California Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

Tommy Keen, a sophomore aerospace engineering student from Peachtree City, and Paul Grzybowski, a junior materials science student from Appling are being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta for first- and second-degree burns to their upper bodies, said Georgia Tech spokeswoman Lisa Grovenstein.

According to Grovenstein, the incident happened at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at the intersection of 6th Street and Techwood Drive at approximately 12:30 a.m. According to Michael Parker, an engineering student, the men were reportedly burned as they tried to mix aluminum powder and rust powder in an experiment called “high school basic chemistry.  Parker was at a fraternity house across the street when the accident happened.

Parker stated that the experiment that Keen and Grzybowski were performing can produce a pyrotechnic effect similar to a huge sparkler and the resulting reaction “runs thousands of degrees Celsius, it’s molten iron.”

The accident is still under investigation and the Environmental Health and Safety Team is working closely with the Atlanta Fire Department to determine exactly what materials were used in the incident and how the injuries occurred.

The exact cause of the 40-year-old’s death has yet to be determined. Police officials are awaiting the autopsy results before citing a cause.

Reports state that Koppel began drinking at Smith’s Bar and Restaurant in Manhattan on Sunday afternoon.  Koppel then met up with another man and continued to drink with him at several other bars around the area.  After, Koppel and the man went back to the Washington Heights apartment.

Koppel lived in Queens with his girlfriend and daughter.

The man drinking with Koppel was Russell Wimberly according to the New York Post.  Wimberly was drinking with Koppel throughout the night and stated that Koppel was drinking whiskey and neither of them had anything to eat all day long.

Wimberly and Koppel ended the night at the the apartment that belonged to Wimberly’s friend and told Koppel to sleep off his drunken state.  At the apartment Koppel got sick and wasn’t breathing when Wimberly discovered him sometime after they had arrived at the apartment.  Wimberly and the apartment owner called 911.

The death is still being investigated and drugs and/or alcohol are suspected to be contributing factors.  There were no immediate signs of criminality.

According to Highway Patrol troopers, 24-year-old Daniel Burton Wilson II, is the man responsible for hitting the six cyclists.  Wilson was reportedly headed in the opposite direction when he hit several of them.

According to reports four cyclists were rushed to area hospitals by responding rescue teams for treatment.  No report on the types of injuries had been released yet.

The driver of the vehicle, Wilson, turned himself in later during the day to officials.  He was then charged with six counts of felony hit-and-run.

The bicyclists were a part of a cycling team called the Gary Fisher Subaru Team.  The names and conditions of the cyclists were not disclosed.

North Carolina laws state that bicycles are considered to be vehicles and the y are required to ride “predictably and courteously” to keep traffic moving and to avoid accidents.

The reason behind Wilson hitting the pack of cyclists is still unknown and it has not been determined yet if drugs and/or alcohol were involved.

According to reports, the patrol car with the two police officers was traveling westbound on Westpark when they collided with a SUV in the Tanglewilde intersection.  The SUV, a blue Ford Escape, was traveling eastbound on Tanglewilde when it collided with the patrol car.  The SUV turned into the front of the cruiser T-boning it.

It is not clear who had the green traffic light at the time of the collision according to officials reports.  The patrol car did not have its lights or sirens engaged when they crossed through the intersection.

Firefighters responded to the accident scene and removed both officers from the wrecked vehicle.  The officers were then transported by ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital for treatment.  Neither of the officers have life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the SUV and his 2-year-old passenger were uninjured in the accident.  A sobriety test was given to the SUV driver and he passed all tests.

The accident is still under investigation.

Lawyers representing E*Trade have filed hundreds of pages depicting Lohan’s drug abuse, DWI busts and brawls, in order to further prove that E*Trade cannot further defame her in their commercial than what she has already done to herself.  Additionally E*Trade attorneys are trying to prove that Lohan lives in Hollywood and not in Long Island where the lawsuit was filed.  E*Trade corporate headquarters is located in Manhattan and the attorneys are asking the judge to change the venue to their.

The lawsuit was filed by Lohan after the E*Trade commercial came out which featured the now famous E*Trade baby. During the commercial the baby is talking about his portfolio, when his girlfriend asks him if he had been spending time with a “milkaholic” baby named Lindsay.  Lohan saw the commercial and then filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit believing that the “milkaholic” baby was a spoof of her.

According to reports Lohan’s lawyer plans to dismiss the request of change of venue.

Reports state the the man was in his lower level seats near the left field line trying to catch foul balls during the Cubs batting practice.  The unidentified man was apparently a Cubs fan as he was dressed in Cubs apparel.  He fell 14 feet when he tried to catch a foul ball by reaching over the rail.  He went over the railing and fell head first onto the field 14 feet below.

The emergency responders were there to transport him off the field where he was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Brewers spokesperson, Tyler Barnes, would not release specific details of the incident or the injuries to the man due to privacy laws.  Head Athletic director for the Brewers noted the injured fan did sustain lacerations to his face but was conscious when receiving medical transport.

The accident is still under investigation and a current condition status on the injured fan had not been released.

According to State Police Lt. David Wilson, O’Brien was located in a remote area of the forest Tuesday afternoon.

O’Brien was a teacher at Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical High School in Springfield.

Trooper Gary Fitzgerald suggested that O’Brien drowned after a kayaking accident. He was kayaking with friends on Hubbard Brook .  O’Brien was known as one of the most skilled, experienced and safety conscious white water kayakers in the area by many in the Western Massachusetts kayaking community.  O’Brien had a passion for whitewater rafting that was only matched by the love of teaching his students at Putnam.

O’Brien was described by Kevin McCaskill, Putnam principal, as “a consumate professional and just beautiful man.” He said O’Brien was “great, great with students, always engaging.”

O’Brien and teacher Daniel M. Meehan ran the school’s Putnam Outdoor Adventure Club. They took students whitewater rafting, kayaking, fishing, mountain biking, cross country skiing, camping and rock climbing.

Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis reported that Storch, of Coppell, suffered multiple injuries after falling backward, veering off the trail and hitting a tree.

At the time of the accident Storch was wearing a helmet.  Her father described her as an “amazing athlete.”

The ski resort released a statement saying the accident occurred on an intermediate trail.  Ski Patrol responded immediately at 4:20 when notified.  ”Advance life support” was provided by the Ski Patrol and Storch was taken to the Vail Valley Medical Center.

She was later transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, where she was listed in critical condition as of Monday evening.  Bettis told The Denver Post that Taylor was declared brain dead at 12:15 p.m. Monday.

Taylor’s father, Todd Storch wrote on his Twitter account Monday, “Words cannot begin 2 explain our sorrow, sadness and helplessness.  God gave us Taylor for 14 years. To know her or of her is a blessing.”

Taylor’s family has made the decision to donate her organs.