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Report No.	Title	Industry	Occupation	Cause	Incident Year	Released
14KY036	Scrap Processor Struck by Wrench and Dies after Makeshift Torque System Fails	Other	Scrap Processor	Struck by	2014	2015-03-05
14KY030	Hispanic Roofer’s Fall Protection Failed Causing Him to Fall 29.91 Feet to His Death	Construction	Roofer	Fall	2014	2015-03-09
13KY041	Heavy Equipment Mechanic Dies when an Elevated Dump Truck Tag Axle Pins Him to the Concrete Floor	Manufacturing	Heavy Equipment Mechanic	Machine	2013	2015-04-07
14KY049	Firefighter is Electrocuted After Contacting Overhead Power Line	Public Administration	Firefighter	Electrocution	2014	2015-08-12
14KY032	Cell Tower Technician Dies after Antenna Array Falls and Decapitates Him	Other	Tower Technician	Struck by	2014	2015-08-17
14KY048	Production Supervisor Falls 19.5 feet through a Metal Roof and Dies	Manufacturing	Supervisor	Fall	2014	2015-08-24
14KY064	Semi Truck Team Driver Pinned and Killed While Adjusting Tandems	Truck Transportation	Truck Driver	Caught In-between	2014	2015-09-02
14KY039	Electrician Helper Steps into Unguarded Elevator Shaft and Dies	Construction	Electrician	Fall	2014	2015-09-28
15KY020	Granite Installation Company Owner Struck by Falling Granite Slab	Manufacturing	Company Owner	Crushed by	2015	2015-10-06
15KY019	Apprentice Distiller Fatally Burned by Over Pressurized Pot Still	Other	Moonshine Distiller	Explosion	2015	2015-12-15
16KY017	Construction Laborer Killed in Trench Collapse While Taking Grade Measurements	Construction	Laborer	Suffocation	2016	2016-01-17
14KY033	Pedestrian Tow Truck Operator Struck and Killed by Drunk Driver While Rendering Assistance on Highway Roadside	Towing	Tow Truck Driver	MVC	2014	2016-01-27
15KY001	Semi-Truck Driver Fatally Struck by Falling Flatbed Cage Door	Truck Transportation	Truck Driver	Crushed by	2015	2016-02-03
15KY011	Maintenance Technician is Struck by Crane, Falls 10 feet to Conveyor and Dies	Manufacturing	Maintenance Technician	Fall	2015	2016-02-15
15KY009	City Police Officer Dies After His Vehicle is Struck by a Civilian Motorist in a Federal Highway Intersection	Public Administration	Police Officer	MVC	2015	2016-02-29
15KY030	Driver Exits Burning Semi-Truck and Falls to His Death	Truck Transportation	Truck Driver	MVC	2015	2016-03-21
15KY032	Construction Siding Subcontract Installer Killed when Oversized Scaffolding Platform Destabilized and Telescopic Forklift Overturned	Construction	Siding Subcontractor	Machine	2015	2016-04-25
15KY031	19-Year-Old Construction Laborer Crushed in Trench Collapse While Laying Sewage Pipe	Construction	Laborer	Suffocation	2015	2016-05-31
15KY067	Teen Laborer Rides on Side of Forklift, Falls While Jumping, and is Run Over by Rear Tire	Wholesale Trade	Laborer	Machine	2015	2016-06-29
15KY041	Seasonal Lawn Mower Operator Crushed and Dies After Lawn Mower Rolls Over on a 30 Degree Slope	Landscaping Services	Mower	Machine	2015	2016-08-08
15KY063	Semi-Truck Owner-Operator Crushed by 7.6 Ton Steel Coil While Securing Load to Flatbed Trailer	Truck Transportation	Truck Driver	Struck by	2015	2017-02-28
16KY052	Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed by Passenger Vehicle While Securing Disabled Vehicle onto Flatbed Tow Truck	Towing	Tow Truck Driver	MVC	2016	2017-05-17
16KY055	Tow Truck Driver Struck and Killed by Van While Entering His Tow Truck	Towing	Tow Truck Driver	MVC	2016	2017-05-17
16KY013	Tree Trimmer Electrocuted and Dies While Trimming Tree Away from Power Lines	Landscaping Services	Tree Trimmer	Electrocution	2016	2017-05-24
15KY078	Commercial Roofer Falls 30 Feet Through a Skylight While Installing Roof Insulation	Construction	Roofer	Fall	2015	2017-06-19

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