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JetStream Automatic Carwash in Jamestown, N.D., lost nearly 2,000 gallons of gasoline last month when the fuel leaked from underground piping, according to a report by The Jamestown Sun. Operator Ray Mering said he noticed the problem during routine checks of the gas station’s fuel levels, which did not coincide properly with the amount of gas being pumped by customers.No ...

A carwash customer in Boulder, Colo., was injured March 3 when his own vehicle ran him over and trapped him beneath the car, according to a report by DailyCamera.com. Harvey Arnold washed his 1997 Lotus at a Conoco carwash without incident, but told police he was drying the passenger-side windows when the car began to move. Arnold said he left ...

Ryan Magazzine was enjoying a quiet dinner with his family last May when the general manager of his carwash called with some disturbing news. “I could tell by his voice something was terribly wrong,” recalls Magazzine. “He was choked up and said, ‘I just received a call that the carwash is burning down.’ As I walked out of the restaurant ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you never had to deal with an employee accident or, for that matter, even think about an employee getting injured on the job? If you haven’t been through it, trust me, it’s only a matter of time before you are eventually exposed to an on-the-job injury. Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employees ...

Fire officials ruled arson was to blame for a fire that destroyed the former Mady’s Car Wash Jan. 4 in Pottsville, Pa. Pottsville Fire Chief Todd March said fires were set in multiple locations inside the building, and there was evidence of forced entry into the facility, according to a report by the Republican-Herald. The blaze gutted the carwash and ...