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Report No. Title Industry Occupation Cause Incident Year Released
15KY030

Driver Exits Burning Semi-Truck and Falls to His Death

Truck Transportation Truck Driver MVC
15KY009

City Police Officer Dies After His Vehicle is Struck by a Civilian Motorist in a Federal Highway Intersection

Public Administration Police Officer MVC
15KY011

Maintenance Technician is Struck by Crane, Falls 10 feet to Conveyor and Dies

Manufacturing Maintenance Technician Fall
15KY001

Semi-Truck Driver Fatally Struck by Falling Flatbed Cage Door

Truck Transportation Truck Driver Crushed by
14KY033

Pedestrian Tow Truck Operator Struck and Killed by Drunk Driver While Rendering Assistance on Highway Roadside

Towing Tow Truck Driver MVC
16KY017

Construction Laborer Killed in Trench Collapse While Taking Grade Measurements

Construction Laborer Suffocation
15KY019

Apprentice Distiller Fatally Burned by Over Pressurized Pot Still

Other Moonshine Distiller Explosion
15KY020

Granite Installation Company Owner Struck by Falling Granite Slab

Manufacturing Company Owner Crushed by
14KY039

Electrician Helper Steps into Unguarded Elevator Shaft and Dies

Construction Electrician Fall
14KY064

Semi Truck Team Driver Pinned and Killed While Adjusting Tandems

Truck Transportation Truck Driver Caught In-between
14KY048

Production Supervisor Falls 19.5 feet through a Metal Roof and Dies

Manufacturing Supervisor Fall
14KY032

Cell Tower Technician Dies after Antenna Array Falls and Decapitates Him

Other Tower Technician Struck by
14KY049

Firefighter is Electrocuted After Contacting Overhead Power Line

Public Administration Firefighter Electrocution
13KY041

Heavy Equipment Mechanic Dies when an Elevated Dump Truck Tag Axle Pins Him to the Concrete Floor

Manufacturing Heavy Equipment Mechanic Machine
14KY030

Hispanic Roofer’s Fall Protection Failed Causing Him to Fall 29.91 Feet to His Death

Construction Roofer Fall
14KY036

Scrap Processor Struck by Wrench and Dies after Makeshift Torque System Fails

Other Scrap Processor Struck by
14KY022

Foreman Falls into Running Auger after Stepping on Door Panel with Broken Door Interlocks

Construction Foreman Machine
13KY010

Two Masons Electrocuted after Contact with an Overhead Power Line

Construction Mason Electrocution
14KY021

Truck Driver Falls from Tanker Truck to His Death

Truck Transportation Truck Driver Fall
13KY038

Tree Trimmer is Struck and Killed by Falling Tree Limb

Landscaping Services Tree Trimmer Struck by
13KY066

Flagger Struck by Motorist and Killed

Manufacturing Derrick Operator MVC
13KY061

Laborer Falls 50 to 75 Feet to the Ground While Spray Painting Grain Bins

Construction Painter Fall
14KY031

Factory Manager Bypasses Lockout/Tag-out and is Electrocuted

Manufacturing Foreman Electrocution
14KY012

Hispanic Laborer is crushed by Gantry Roller Press Retrieving a Dropped Hammer

Manufacturing Laborer Machine
14KY001

Auto Technician Mistakes Handicapped-Accessible Accelerator Pedal for Brake Pedal and Fatally Pins Co-Worker

Automotive Repair & Maintenance Auto Technician MVC

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