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  • Brick Mason Dies From Fall through Scaffolding

    brick mason (victim) died after he fell approximately 55 feet through masonry scaffolding
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/26/2002 — 26 Views

  • Construction Worker Dies After Being Struck by a Falling Excavator Bucket

    construction worker (victim) was killed when a 36-inch-wide bucket weighing more than 1000 pounds, detached from its quick release coupler and fell from an excavator, landing on him as he was working in a trench.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/22/2002 — 25 Views

  • Youth Riding as Passenger on Tractor Killed by Overturn

    A 16-year-old female was killed after the tractor on which she was riding as a passenger overturned
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/22/2002 — 25 Views

  • Preventing Heat Exhaustion During the Summer

    Nationwide, there are 240 heat-related deaths per year.
    Kentucky — Technical Report — 5/1/2002 — 27 Views

  • FACE Annual Report 2001

    The Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (KY FACE) Program is an occupational fatality surveillance project of the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC)*. The goal of KY FACE is to prevent fatal work injuries by studying the worker, the work environment, the energy exchange resulting in fatal injury, and the role of management, engineering, and behavioral changes in controlling the interaction of these factors. More »
    Kentucky — Annual Report — 1/1/2001 — 25 Views

  • Logger Fatally Injured by Falling Tree

    A 73-year-old male self-employed logger (the victim) was killed when he presumably was struck on the head by a branch of a falling tree.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 12/6/2000 — 25 Views

  • Tractor Overturns

    Nearly 107 tractor-related deaths in Kentucky could have been prevented during 1994-1999 by a Roll-Over Protective Structure (ROPS) and proper use of a seatbelt.
    Kentucky — Survey and Data Instrument — 9/1/2000 — 38 Views

  • Logs Rolling off of Trucks

    Logging is one of the most hazardous occupations in the nation as well as Kentucky
    Kentucky — Technical Report — 7/1/2000 — 25 Views

  • FACE Annual Report 2000

    The Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (KY FACE) Program is an occupational fatality surveillance project of the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC)*. The goal of KY FACE is to prevent fatal work injuries by studying the worker, the work environment, the energy exchange resulting in fatal injury, and the role of management, engineering, and behavioral changes in controlling the interaction of these factors. More »
    Kentucky — Annual Report — 1/1/2000 — 25 Views

  • Knotted Log Rolls Off Truck and Kills Logger at Sawmill

    A 42-year-old logger (the victim) was killed when he was struck by a log rolling off a loaded truck at a sawmill.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 3/12/1999 — 25 Views
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