It's true about the stories - only the ridiculous ones will get into the news.
It's true there are people stupid enough to put a hot cup of coffee between their legs and then squeeze, but who out there hasn't done a stupid thing like standing on a rotating chair, used power tools without safety gear or checked to see if the electricity was on with a badly placed digit?
LTS(and yes, I've done all those things and more, and I'm a H&S Risk Assessor!!!)