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  • Hazard Alert: Workers Killed While Unloading Cargo from Flatbed Trailers

    Loading zones have safety hazards that may result in serious injury or death. Nine workers were killed between 2010 and 2015 in Kentucky during truck loading and unloading procedures. Six of these incidents involved truck drivers. They were all preventable.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/1/2016 — 31 Views

  • Construction Siding Subcontractor Installer Killed when Oversized Scaffolding Platform Destabilized and Telescopic Forklift Overturned

    On Monday, June 15, 2015, two siding subcontract installers were standing on a 4 foot by 16 foot platform suspended 40 feet in the air, installing exterior insulation on the north wall of a newly constructed aircraft hangar. The platform was secured to the forks of a rough terrain telescopic forklift truck. At approximately 11:30 am, they signaled for the foreman, who was operating the forklift, to lower the platform. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 4/25/2016 — 32 Views

  • APRIL IS DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH

    Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. T
    Kentucky — Newsletter — 4/1/2016 — 37 Views

  • Preventing Falls in Construction: A Workbook

    A classroom-style workbook to educate workers on the top 4 causes of fatal falls in construction. Workbook contains info pertaining to top causes of falls, case-studies, self-assessments, and resources for further reading.
    Kentucky — Other — 4/1/2016 — 31 Views

  • The Fatal 4 in Construction

    A poster/ infograph detailing the top 4 causes of worksite deaths in construction and tips for avoiding them.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 4/1/2016 — 32 Views

  • Driver Exits Burning Semi-Truck and Falls to His Death

    On Friday, June 8, 2015 a 52-year-old semi-truck driver was traveling southbound on a six- lane interstate. He suddenly braked hard and swerved to the right striking the right shoulder of a bridge concrete barrier wall spanning a river. The right gasoline tank on the truck ruptured and caught fire as a result of the friction. Though there were no direct witnesses, it is believed the driver exited the passenger side window to escape the fire, and fell to his death over the concrete barrier wall. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 3/21/2016 — 31 Views

  • City Police Officer Dies After His Vehicle is Struck by a Civilian Motorist in a Federal Highway Intersection

    A police was traveling to a workplace training in another county on foggy roads when he was involved in a MVC and died.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 2/29/2016 — 37 Views

  • Maintenance Technician is Struck by Crane, Falls 10 feet to

    A maintenance technician fell from an elevated platform after a crane struck his extended arm while he was attempting to service a switchbox.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 2/15/2016 — 37 Views

  • Semi-Truck Driver Fatally Struck by Falling Flatbed Cage Door (15KY001)

    On Thursday night, July 3, 2014, a 35-year-old tow truck driver and his 31-year-old male driver trainee arrived on the scene to assist a 1998 Volkswagen Beetle driver who needed his vehicle to be towed. The tow truck driver parked his towing unit in front of the Volkswagen Beetle on the eastbound shoulder of the roadway. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 2/3/2016 — 31 Views

  • Pedestrian Tow Truck Operator Struck and Killed by Drunk Driver While Rendering Assistance on Highway Roadside

    On Thursday night, July 3, 2014, a 35-year-old tow truck driver and his 31-year-old male driver trainee arrived on the scene to assist a 1998 Volkswagen Beetle driver who needed his vehicle to be towed. The tow truck driver parked his towing unit in front of the Volkswagen Beetle on the eastbound shoulder of the roadway. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 1/27/2016 — 37 Views
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