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Plant Fined After Man Loses Both Arms

Lee Coleman — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:41:08 GMT

$88,500.00 is what a Jefferson County company is being fined after an accident in January left an employee without both arms. The company Six Sigma Incorporated of Jeffersontown has 15 days to appeal to the Kentucky Department of Labor. Employees according to state law can sue employers for a workplace injury if they can prove the company intended for them to be harmed. Six Sigma was found to have committed a serious willful violation when it asked the employee to clean out a shredder with a screwdriver without procedures for locking out electricity to the equipment while they were under repair. It also found that in addition to the employee that was critically injured it also put 30 others at risk.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

McKee Tree Trimmer Dies In Fall From Bucket Truck

Lee Coleman — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:42:38 GMT

A 20 year old McKee resident fell 40 feet to his death Saturday from the bucket of a tree trimming truck. The truck he was working from trimming trees apparently hit a ditch and overturned. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jackson County deputy coroner. Another person who was in the bucket at the time of the accident was sent to the University of Kentucky Medical Center where he was listed in serious but stable condition.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

Mercer Plant Crane Accident Claims Life

Lee Coleman — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:06:18 GMT

Monday morning a worker was killed in an accident at the Kentucky Utilities E. W. Brown Generating Station Plant in Mercer County. Few details have been released but apparently a worker died when a crane fell on him. Officials would not confirm the identity of the worker or the cause of the accident. This is the same plant a worker died in last month when he fell from a transmission tower at the plant.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

Mount Sterling Plant Accident Leaves One Dead

Lee Coleman — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:20:04 GMT

Monday night a 43 year old Clay City woman was working at Lexington Metals when she was struck in the neck by a piece of steel. She was operating a 1,000 ton machine press that makes bumper parts when a piece broke in the machine. The broken piece shattered when the machine was lowered and a piece hit her on the left side of the neck. The incident happened about 10:10 p.m. She was sent to Mary Chiles Hospital in Mount Sterling and was pronounced dead at 11 p.m. An autopsy is scheduled.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

Corbin CTA Plant Fire Sends Four To Hospital

Lee Coleman — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:04:05 GMT

Early Wednesday morning a fire broke out at the CTA manufacturing plant in Corbin. The fire broke out about 4 a.m. sending four workers to the hospital. It is unknown at this time the extent of the injuries. The fire was in a high risk area of the plant. The company makes thermal and acoustic insulation for use in cars and trucks. In February 2003 the CTA plant had an explosion that took the lives of 7 plant workers and nearly 40 were injured. The plant is located on Highway 3041 Bypass.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

Pikeville Miner Killed in Mining Accident

Lee Coleman — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:08:58 GMT

A 48 year old Pikeville man was killed Monday in a mining accident around 4:10 p.m. He was operating an excavator at Double E Augering Mine #3 in the Steele community in eastern Pike County. The machine apparently overturned, killing him. This is the first mining death of 2007, sixteen miners were killed in Kentucky in 2006. Five of those were from a methane gas explosion in Harlan County in May. Pending an investigation the mine is now closed according to authorities.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

Improved Safety For Social Workers Wins House Approval In Kentucky

Lee Coleman — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:03:45 GMT

After the tragic death last October of Boni Frederick, a social service aid in Kentucky, who was fatally beaten and stabbed when she took a child for a home visit with it's mother in Henderson, a bill has finally been passed that should improve workers safety. The "Boni Frederick Bill" passed calling for about 4.8 million to hire 33 aids, and 76 social workers and clerical staff over the next 16 months. It would also fund 15 centers around the state so children could be visited by parents instead of social workers having to take the child to the parents home, not knowing what they were walking into when taking a child in. It also includes better emergency communications equipment for workers. The boyfriend and mother have both been charged with murder in the death of Boni Frederick.

"Cabinet officials -- who convened a task force to study the social-service system after Frederick's death -- said yesterday that they view the bill as a starting point to improve safety for workers and the families they serve.
"I see this as an encouraging step," said Mark Birdwhistell, the health and family services secretary.
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Louisville, said he believes HB 362 represents an important advance.
"This is the first real legislation we've offered for social workers in my career," said Burch, the bill's sponsor and 22-year chairman of the House Health and Welfare Committee. "Boni Frederick should not have died, and this bill is being dedicated to her memory. Hopefully no other social workers or assistants will die."

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

Worker Injured by Falling Concrete Slab

Lee Coleman — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:01:23 GMT

The demolition of the Continental Inn in Lexington caused serious injury to a worker yesterday. According to the Lexington Fire Department who responded to the scene, the man was injured when a concrete slab fell from the ceiling, the slab was 3-5 inches thick and 6 by 15 feet across. He had a very serious injury to his foot as he was trapped for around an hour while firefighters worked to free him. The mans identity was not released.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

Construction Worker Injured at NKU

Lee Coleman — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:39:19 GMT

Friday afternoon a construction worker was injured in an accident at the campus of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights. The employee of Messer Construction was working on some demolition work for the new Student Union Building when some rebar he was cutting released a block that fell on his left arm. He jerked his arm out but tore the skin and exposed the muscle. Paramedics were called to the scene about 1:30 p.m. and took him to University Hospital where he was expected to have some reconstructive surgery. The rebar he was cutting held up a piece of concrete that weighed between 500 and 1,000 pounds according to Central Campbell Fire Department.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman

Coal Truck Collision Claims Life of Kimper Man

Lee Coleman — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:07:14 GMT

An early morning accident Tuesday claimed the life of a Kimper man. The accident happened near the Kellogg's "Cookie" factory shortly before 6 a.m. on KY 194 in Kimper. The man apparently crossed the center line while he was traveling east and struck a 1986 Mack Coal truck that was traveling westbound on KY 194. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts. Traffic had to be stopped or slowed for several hours while crews worked to clean up the coal spill and the trucks according to KSP Trooper Scott Hopkins. The accident is still under investigation.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Lee Coleman