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  • Land Surveyor Struck and Killed by Passenger Vehicle (09KY079)

    One late fall day in 2009, at approximately 3:30 PM, two land surveyors had completed surveying tasks for the day and were walking north, on opposites sides of a two-lane rural state highway. They were returning surveying equipment to the company truck. Surveyor 1, company owner, was walking with traffic on the east side of the road, in the grass, a few feet to the right of the pavement. Surveyor 2 was walking on the edge of the pavement on the west side of the road. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 1/11/2011 — 25 Views

  • KOSHS Annual Report 2011

    This is the sixth annual report produced by the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance (KOSHS) program at the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center. This report is intended to provide trend data on occupational injury and illness indicators including health, exposure, hazard, intervention, and socio-economic indicators. It also includes comparisons between Kentucky occupational injury and illness rates, and US rates.
    Kentucky — Annual Report — 1/1/2011 — 37 Views

  • Service Technician Working Alone Dies after being Assaulted (09KY078)

    One late fall evening in 2009, a 53 year-old male technician was working alone at a repair shop. At approximately 9:45 PM, the technician returned to the shop with his dinner from a nearby fast-food establishment. He spread his dinner on the workbench and began eating when apparently he was attacked from behind. His attacker used a knife and cut the technician’s carotid artery and jugular vein on the left side of his neck. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 11/30/2010 — 25 Views

  • The Value of Having a Worker Safety Program (only works with Internet Explorer)

    The economic advantages of injury prevention.
    Kentucky — Multi-Media — 9/14/2010 — 37 Views

  • Semi-Tractor Trailer Driver Hauling Chicken Dies After Striking A Rock Wall

    The driver was north bound on an interstate highway when witnesses saw the semi in the left lane contact the concrete median barrier then veer over to the right across one traffic lane and the shoulder, then strike a rock wall. The impact caused the cab to overturn...
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/13/2010 — 25 Views

  • Semi-truck Driver Dies After Striking A Bridge Abutment Incident Number

    After passing the mini-van, the pick-up truck driver was attempting to return to the right lane when the semi truck driver, noticing the pick-up truck had slowed, struck the pick-up truck on the left rear bumper then applied the brakes. This caused the semi-tractor trailer to jack knife and rollover onto its right side.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/13/2010 — 26 Views

  • Front End Loader Overturns on Seed/Fertilizer Store Owner

    partner in a seed and fertilizer business was driving the store's old front end loader front tire went over the edge of the ditch, the loader overturned, coming to rest on top of the victim. He died within minutes.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/13/2010 — 37 Views

  • Workers Killed While Collecting Solid Waste

    three solid waste collectors were killed while working in the solid waste collection industry.
    Kentucky — Technical Report — 6/1/2010 — 37 Views

  • Semi Team Driver Dies After Being Ejected from Sleeper Berth

    The husband crossed the fog line on the right, sideswiped the car, traveled through a guardrail, and down an embankment toward a road below the interstate.
    Kentucky — Other — 5/27/2010 — 31 Views

  • Residential Tree Trimmer Killed While Working

    During 2009, four tree trimmers were killed on residential properties in Kentucky.
    Kentucky — Technical Report — 3/1/2010 — 37 Views
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