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  • Apprentice Distiller Fatally Burned by Overpressurized Pot Still

    Friday, April 24, 2015, a 40-year-old distiller and a 27-year-old distiller apprentice (victim) were producing a batch of moonshine when the Revenoor 300 gallon pot still unexpectedly ruptured. The distiller said he heard a noise like a car backfiring and he and the victim were knocked to the ground covered in 200° Fahrenheit mash (mixture of grain and water used in distilling). More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 12/15/2015 — 37 Views
  • Granite Installation Company Owner Struck by Falling Granite Slab 15KY020

    On Thursday, May 14, 2015, a clear and windy spring morning, a male company owner and a male forklift operator were unloading slabs of granite from a delivery truck. The forklift operator was unloading the slabs with a forklift equipped with a boom and a clamp designed to move the granite. The owner (victim) walked by the forklift to the area where the granite was to be stored. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 10/6/2015 — 38 Views
  • Temporary Electrician Helper Steps into Unguarded Elevator Shaft and Dies 14KY039

    July 16, 2014, a 34-year-old temporary electrician helper was laying out light fixtures to be installed in a commercial construction project when he stepped into an unguarded elevator shaft and fell 13 feet and 8 inches to his death. At approximately 5:00 pm, two sub-contracted painters were looking for empty buckets and found the victim at the bottom of the elevator shaft. It was unclear how long he had been there. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/28/2015 — 31 Views
  • Semi-Truck Team Driver Pinned and Killed while Adjusting Tandems 14KY064

    On October 30, 2014, at approximately 7:00 am, a semi-truck driver and fellow team driver parked in a chain restaurant parking lot to make their delivery, unloaded their product, and were adjusting the tandems on the trailer. The team driver placed himself near the tandems while the semi-truck driver climbed into the truck cab to rock the truck so that the tandems would slide into place. The team driver was found with his head pinned between the tire and the bottom of the trailer
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/2/2015 — 33 Views
  • Production Supervisor Falls 19.5 Feet through a Metal Roof and Dies 14KY048

    On August 7, 2014, a 52-year-old supervisor at a graphite manufacturing plant and another employee walked to the outside second floor area between a warehouse and the main plant to troubleshoot a problem occurring in one of the blending procedures. They climbed through the guard rails onto a catwalk, then out onto a second story flat metal roof to access the pneumatic feed system. The supervisor disconnected the conveyance line and checked for clogs. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 8/24/2015 — 31 Views
  • Cell Tower Technician Dies after Antenna Array Falls and Decapitates Him 14KY032

    On July 2, 2014, at approximately 2:15 pm, a 28-year-old tower technician and father of three was 242 feet in the air on a cellular tower performing maintenance. His task was to upgrade and replace 3 antenna arrays or “booms” that weighed approximately 1800 lbs. each. The victim was on the load-bearing side of the tower while another employee was on the opposite side, 25 feet below the victim. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 8/17/2015 — 33 Views
  • Firefighter is Electrocuted After Contacting Overhead Power Line14KY049

    On August 21, 2014, four firefighters arrived at a local university to assist in a national disease fundraising event. After debating where to set up their tower truck, the firefighters parked the tower truck close to a hydrant and two drains to protect landscape and provide drainage. Overhead power lines were present at all locations discussed. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 8/12/2015 — 32 Views
  • Traffic Incident Management Responders Struck and Killed by Oncomming Traffic

    A tragedy that traffic incident management (TIM) responders know all too well: a worker loses a life after being struck by approaching traffic on the roadside, while assisting someone in need. Below is a review of two cases where TIM responders were struck and killed on Kentucky roadsides in 2014. Recommendations are offered to help prevent these types of tragic incidents from reoccurring.
    Kentucky — Other — 7/1/2015 — 37 Views
  • Semi Drivers Killed due to Rear End Collisions

    KY FACE HazAlert for semi drivers being killed due to rear-end collisions.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/29/2015 — 31 Views
  • Heavy Equipment Mechanic Dies when an Elevated Dump Truck Tag Axle Pins Him to the Concrete Floor

    On September 19, 2013, at approximately 4:28 p.m. a 58-year-old heavy equipment mechanic was replacing an air bag on a tri-axle dump truck. The victim was under the truck and axle, which was resting on a hydraulic floor jack. While the victim was under the axle, he inadvertently placed his hand on the jack causing the floor jack to lower and pin him between the axle and the concrete floor. At 4:48 p.m. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 4/7/2015 — 32 Views
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