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Ford is recalling 144,000 F-150 pickup trucks to repair airbags that may deploy without warning, a defect that has led to dozens of injuries, safety officials say. The federal government had pressed Ford to recall the pickups, but this recall isn't as broad as regulators wanted.

Injuries to small children attributed to nursery products -- anything from a crib to a stroller to a car carrier -- rose sharply in 2009, a study of emergency room visits by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found. More than 77,000 children under the age of 5 had injuries connected to...

U.S. nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses fell about 8% last year, as manufacturers had the largest one-year percentage drop in such incidents in at least six years, the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.

Fisher-Price is recalling more than 7 million trikes sold over a 13-year-old period after a series of injuries to little girls who fell onto the pretend ignition key that sticks out from the toys, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada said. At least 10 girls were hurt, six...

Although winter may still seem like a long time away to a nation still sweltering from record-breaking heat waves, a report issued today underscored the hazards of sledding. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's...

Last year saw a sharp decline in on-the-job injuries in the United States, mainly because there were fewer jobs. Workplace fatalities due to injuries plunged 17% to 4,340 in 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported. That's the lowest since records began 18 years ago. The economy lost 4.7 million...

Two popular Step2 toddler ride-on toys are being recalled because the handles the parents push have fallen off and more than two dozen kids have been hurt after the vehicles rolled away, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. About 2.5 million of the Push Around and Whisper Ride Buggies...

If you've got Paula Deen cast iron cookware purchased from QVC y'all got a problem. The cookware's being recalled because they can bust apart or shatter -- something particularly dangerous when they're smokin' hot. The current queen of Southern-style cooking hasn't had the best month publicity...

If having your kids in bunk beds ever made you nervous, here's a set you have good reason to worry about. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 20,000 wood bunk beds sold nationwide by Big Lots Stores because the slats that support the mattresses and keep the kid...

So, what did you do on your summer vacation? This benign question is sure to be asked of students throughout the U.S. as they head back to school from their summer vacation. Well, Tom Siebel has a more interesting story than, "We went to the beach." According to a yarn that Siebel spun for the...