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Accidental death Please add Geni profiles to specific projects dedicated to that cause of death: see "related projects" and the "causes" section. If none suit, consider starting a project (or See: Cause of Death Projects needed??? discussion. If not, then add the profile to this umbrella project. Accidental Death: As the term would suggest the death of an individual by means other th...
A burn is an injury to the skin or other organic tissue primarily caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals. * They range from minor to severe, and while serious burns can be life-threatening, any burn that causes a break in the skin can result in an infection, which can lead to sepsis.===TYPES OF BURNS=== Thermal (heat) burns occur when ...
History of the Copper Range Consolidated Company- The Copper Range Company (1899-1977) operated copper mines in Houghton County's South Range and in Ontonagon County. The second largest mining company in the Copper Country (after Calumet & Hecla), the Copper Range Company was the only one to survive the 1960s. In addition to mining, it owned and operated the Copper Range Railroad (1899-1973) an...
Please add Geni profiles for those who died in a shipwreck . Do consider breaking out large numbers of profiles into a "related project." notes From Shipwreck - Mysteries of Death at Sea It is a terrible tragedy when a boat is lost and those who are lost with it are not recovered for a proper burial. "When vessels leave port and just disappear, the doubt is corrosive. It eats away at ...
Please add Geni profiles for our drowned ones to this project. Additional demographic data is especially appreciated as added resources.==Drowning==From Wikipedia Drowning is defined as respiratory impairment from being in or under a liquid. It is further classified by outcome into: death , ongoing health problems and no ongoing health problems . Using the term "near drowning" to refer to those...
=Diving deaths=This project is mean to collect profiles of people who have died by diving into water (as opposed to deep water diving, or scuba diving, deaths). From The Mayfield Clinic for Brain and Spine:Public Service Announcement:Shallow-water diving can lead to devastating injuries; When diving, make sure the water is deep!Robert Bohinski, MD, PhDCINCINNATI- Diving into shallow water can r...
=Killed by machinery=Please add Geni profiles of those killed accidentally by contact with a machine. From The 25 most common causes of death * 20: Contact with machinery. Odds of dying: 1 in 5,189People with arachnophobia should know that they are almost 200 times more likely to die from contact with machinery than contact with venomous spiders, where the odds are almost 1 in a million. Accord...
=Unnatural death= is a category used by coroners or Medical Examiners and vital statistics specialists for classifying all human deaths not properly describable as death by natural causes. Hence it would include events such as:* accident * Drug Overdose * attacked by an animal * killed by a mob * execution * homicide * medical error * misadventure* State-sponsored mass murder
=Killed by a falling object= Please add Geni profiles to this project when cause of death was a falling object (e.g., rebar, tree branch, piano ...) ===#1 Falling objects===From likes.com/weird Be careful where you stand because falling objects can come out of nowhere. Not only are you at risk of being struck by a falling object but you also have to worry about inanimate objects being thrown at...
=Unusual deaths=if the cause of death is unusual, uncommon, infrequent, freaky, spooky, weird, or down right bizarre -- please add the Geni profile to this project. Please add to the resource category also; i suspect "urban myths." ===notables===* ===resources===* Wikipedia: List of unusual deaths * 1000 ways to die jump back to* Accidental deaths ** Cause of death portal
=Train wreck= Please add Geni profiles of people who died in any sort of train related incident to this project. Do consider spinning off big accidents into separate but related projects. A train wreck or train crash is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track; or an ac...
Combined drug intoxication (CDI), also known as multiple drug intake (MDI) or lethal polydrug/polypharmacy intoxication , is an unnatural cause of human death. CDI is often confused with drug overdose, but it is a completely different phenomenon. It is distinct in that it is due to the simultaneous use of multiple drugs , whether the drugs are prescription, over-the-counter, recreational, or so...
This is an “umbrella” project as this diagnosis can be accidental or intentional. Please do not add profiles to this project UNLESS the type of drug overdose is UNKNOWN.== ===Please add the profile to the specific drug project listed below. If there is no project that fits, please leave a message in the following discussion: Cause of Death Projects needed??? .=== If the Drug Overdose resulted f...
This project is dedicated for the people that lost their lives in two separate accidents that took place at Hanna Mine, Wyoming, USA, in 1903 and 1908. At least 94 of the miners that died in 1903 were of Finnish origin. In 1908, it is written in newspapers that 13 Finns died in the same mine. 1903 event explained by Matti Kangas, who were working at the site during the accident: Kaleva, 01....
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=Killed on the job====Please add Geni profiles of those who died at work -- industrial accident, neglect, occupation related disease, even workplace violence. Do consider spinning off notorious incidents into separate, related projects.=== ===Background===From Worker fatalities reported to Federal and State OSHA Before OSHA was created 43 years ago, an estimated 14,000 workers were killed on th...
This project is for those buried in Bear Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Accident, Garrett County, Maryland. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Accident, Garrett County, Maryland. Located on 101 North Main Street, the cemetery is also known as St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery . Find a Grave
Please add Geni profiles of those who seemed to have died from a fire originating without an apparent external source of ignition (if you can find any). From Live Science - Spontaneous Human Combustion: Facts & Theories :For well over a century, some have claimed that people can suddenly and inexplicably explode into a ball of fire. The phenomenon is called spontaneous human combustion (SHC), a...