Risk Management Magazine

Every year, people around the world gather to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Many of these celebrations include large crowds, concerts and extravagant fireworks displays.

On a snowy night in Hamburg, New York, a motorist struck an electrical pole near Dave Johnson’s home, causing a power outage.

While working in the motor pool one day at Fort Hood, Texas, I heard people yelling and running toward the gate. The buzz of activity got me curious, so I went to see what was happening. I couldn’t tell what was going on when I got to the gate, but I later found out a sergeant in my company had burned his eyes.