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Overchuck, De Marco, Byron & Overchuck, P.A.2709 W. Fairbanks Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Tel: 407-872-6222
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Additional Resources
- OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration
- ISBI International Society for Burn Injuries
- Children's Coalition for Fire-Safe Mattresses Raising public awareness of the toxic fire threat posed by conventional residential mattresses
- Burn Support Online
- The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc.
- Overchuck, De Marco, Byron & Overchuck, P.A..
Co-founder of:
The American Coalition
for Safe Mattresses
Welcome to Florida Burn Injury.com
FloridaBurnInjury.com is a website dedicated to all victims of product related burn injuries and other negligent fire related acts and committed to providing information to the general public about such hazards. In the United States, fire claims the lives of 4000 and injure approximately 25,000 each year. Fires kill more Americans in one year than all natural disasters combined.
John K. Overchuck is an attorney with the law firm Overchuck, De Marco, Byron & Overchuck, P.A.. Overchuck, De Marco, Byron & Overchuck, P.A. is nationally acclaimed in the areas of products liability, accidental or intentional death or catastrophic injury as a result of negligence. The firm's members have represented injured persons and families of victims of wrongful death in cases involving, but not limited, to automotive fires, mattress flammability, cigarette lighter hazards, fabric flammability, and residential and apartment fires involving code violations.
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MattressesAccording to the United States Fire Administration, each year an estimated 20,800 fires are attributed to mattresses and bedding. mattress burn information » |
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ClothingThe flammability standard which governs clothing has seen few changes since its origination in 1953. clothing burn information » |
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LightersWhile the regulatory requirements to protect children against the hazards of cigarette lighters have strengthened over the past few years, consumers should still maintain caution as lighters manufactured in other countries continue to find their way into the U.S. market. |
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Supplemental Room HeatersWood and coal burning stoves, kerosene heaters, gas space heaters and electrical heaters are responsible for more than one-eight of all residential fires according to statistics provided by the United States Fire Administration. room heater burn information » |
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Automotive Fire HazardsSeveral components of a vehicle's fuel system can be defective causing fuel leaks which result in post-collision fires. automotive burn information » |
