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  • Factory Laborer Dies When a Car Driven by Coworker Crashes into Him in Parking Lot (12KY037)

    On a summer day, a 29-year-old male manufacturing laborer was outside under a small metal stairway in the loading dock area of the manufacturing plant during his lunch break. Another employee entered her car in the employee parking lot to leave on her lunch break. Her car unexpectedly malfunctioned when in reverse, sped backward, and crashed into the stairway under which the worker was taking a break. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/30/2013 — 31 Views

  • Day Care Monitor Dies After Crash of 15-Passenger Van (12KY026)

    In the late afternoon of a spring day, a day care van operator and a monitor loaded 16 children into a 15-passenger van. Carrying a total of 18 passengers in the 15-passenger van, the operator and the monitor proceeded to transport the children to their homes. After dropping off two children at their residences, the van was traveling 46-50 mph in the left hand lane headed east in a 35 mph zone on a non-divided four-lane state road. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/26/2013 — 31 Views

  • Truck Driver Dies When Tractor-Trailer Overturns After Leaving Road (12KY011)

    In the early morning hours of a spring day around 5:45 a.m., a 55-year-old male truck driver was driving south on an interstate transporting sheet metal. It is unknown how long he had been driving when he exited from the highway, traveled partially up the ramp, and struck the left side guard rail. The truck left the road, traveled down an embankment and overturned onto its roof. A passing motorist called emergency medical services. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/14/2013 — 31 Views

  • Addressing Driver Fatigue

    Addressing Driver Fatigue Why is driver fatigue such a concern for the trucking industry? Nearly 4,000 people are killed in large truck crashes each year in the US, and driver fatigue is a leading factor. In this Kentucky FACE Toolkit, you will find a narrative video as well as a report which details an investigation of a semi truck driver who was killed after he fell asleep behind the wheel. More »
    Kentucky — Multi-Media — 5/1/2013 — 38 Views

  • Workers Killed Due To Driver Distraction

    Haz Alert of the dangers of motor vehicle collision as a result of driver distraction.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 4/1/2013 — 31 Views

  • Drivers Killed due to Tire Failures

    Haz Alert for the dangers of tire failure/blowout in the transportation industry.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 2/1/2013 — 25 Views

  • Semi-Truck Driver Dies After Being Struck by Flatbed Driver in Crossover Collision (11KY001)

    In the winter of 2011, a 46-year-old semi-truck driver (D1) hauling a flatbed trailer was traveling north in the right lane on a four lane interstate. Several minutes ahead of the semi was a pickup truck hauling an extension ladder that fell out onto the northbound travel lanes. A car behind the pickup swerved to avoid the falling ladder. Other cars swerved to avoid the ladder. The semi came upon the ladder and swerving cars. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 1/16/2013 — 25 Views

  • Owner/ Operator Hauling Asphalt Flux Dies After Driving into a Ravine and Striking Trees (11KY072)

    In the early morning of a late summer’s day, a 50 year old semi-truck driver was transporting a load of asphalt flux. He had been driving for approximately five hours and was getting ready to exit the interstate when for an unknown reason, the unit left the interstate, sideswiped a SUV parked on the shoulder, drove through a guardrail then proceeded into a ravine. A passing motorist called emergency services, who upon their arrival contacted the local coroner. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 8/13/2012 — 25 Views

  • KY FACE Program 2011 Annual Report

    Annual Report for the findings of the Kentucky FACE Program.
    Kentucky — Annual Report — 7/2/2012 — 37 Views

  • Roadside Responder is Struck by a Box Truck and Dies (11KY006)

    On a winter day, a 53-year-old retired fire chief was working for an environmental company to clean up a tractor trailer crash along an interstate. A semi tractor-trailer driver had fallen asleep and crashed. The environmental company had been deployed to assist in the cleanup and facilitate a lane closure. The cleanup was almost complete and there were five workers left at the incident site. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/27/2012 — 25 Views
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