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  • School Custodian Struck and Killed by Pick-up Truck on School Grounds While Performing Crossing Guard Duty

    On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, a 69-year-old male custodian (victim) was preparing to assist with after-school traffic control duties at a rural high school. He crossed the street to reach his cross-guard positioning where he was to perform cross-guard duties, then abruptly backtracked and stepped into the path of an oncoming pickup truck. The truck bumped him causing him to fall backwards, and strike his head. The victim later died after transport to a trauma center.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 10/16/2017 — 37 Views

  • Hazard Alert: Pedestrian Workers Killed by Forklifts

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that there are approximately 85 fatalities and 34,900 serious injuries due to forklift use annually, and $135 million in immediate costs are incurred. Between the years 2015-2016, 4 pedestrian workers were killed in forklift-related incidents in Kentucky.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/26/2017 — 38 Views

  • Hazard Alert: Loggers Killed During Felling Operations

    Logging was the deadliest civilian occupation in 2015 in the U.S., with a fatality rate of 132.7 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers; in total, 62 workers were killed. The most common cause of death was being struck by falling trees and limbs. Since Jan 2016, 8 loggers have been killed by falling trees or limbs during felling operations in Kentucky.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 9/24/2017 — 37 Views

  • KY FACE Program 2016 Annual Report

    Details worker fatalities that occured in Kentucky in 2016.
    Kentucky — Annual Report — 7/15/2017 — 38 Views

  • Commercial Roofer Falls 30 Feet Through a Skylight While Installing Roof Insulation

    On Friday, December 11, 2015 a 25-year-old male roofer (the victim) was working with a roofing crew to install insulation and corrugated metal roofing panels on a warehouse roof. The victim was stretching roofing insulation near the peak of the roof when the insulation tore, causing the roofer to lose his balance. He stepped forward onto a clear fiberglass skylight in an attempt to gain his balance, causing the skylight to break. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/19/2017 — 37 Views

  • Construction Laborer Killed in Trench Collapse While Taking Grade Measurements

    On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 a 22-year-old male construction laborer (victim) was assisting an excavator operator who was digging a 13.4 ft. section of a trench along a two-lane roadway. At approximately 9:30 am, the victim ran into the trench to take grade measurements as instructed by the excavator operator. The trench did not have an adequate trench cave-in protection system or safe means of egress. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/6/2017 — 37 Views

  • Hazard Alert: Pedestrian Tow Drivers Struck and Killed

    Tow truck operators routinely work on foot at roadside, placing them at risk of being struck by passing motor vehicles. Many drivers are killed while securing their load , adjusting winches, or entering the cab on the traffic-facing side of the truck. Three tow truck drivers were killed from 2015—2016 in Kentucky.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/2/2017 — 37 Views

  • Tree Trimmer Electrocuted and Dies While Trimming Tree Away from Power Lines

    On Monday, April 18, 2016, a 23-yearold male tree trimmer (victim) was strapped into a personal fall arrest harness while trimming trees along a 34.5 kilovolt power line at a height of approximately 25 feet 4 inches from the ground. As he was cutting a limb growing at a 75-degree angle to the ground, it is believed that the limb made contact with the power line as the victim was trimming it, resulting in a fatal electric shock. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/24/2017 — 37 Views

  • Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed by Van While Entering His Tow Truck

    On Monday, October 3, 2016, a 42-yearold male tow truck driver (the victim) had successfully loaded a disabled pickup truck onto his rollback tow truck on the southbound shoulder of a four lane, undivided highway. As the victim was entering the tow truck cab on the traffic-facing side of the truck, an oncoming van swerved into the emergency lane and struck him, causing fatal injuries. The tow truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/17/2017 — 37 Views

  • Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed by Passenger Vehicle While Securing Disabled Vehicle onto Flatbed Tow Truck

    On Monday, September 19, 2016 a 48-year-old male tow truck owner-operator (the victim) was loading a disabled vehicle onto his flatbed tow truck on the west bound shoulder of a four lane controlled access highway. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/17/2017 — 37 Views
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