FATALITY ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL EVALUATION (FACE) PROGRAM

Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.

State FACE Reports: Kentucky

The following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in each report are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

KY State FACE Website


Report No.	Incident State	Title

2011KY009	KY	Semi truck driver falls asleep while driving, crashes and dies.
2010KY043	KY	Steel worker falls from highway bridge and dies (revised).
2010KY008	KY	Semi tractor-trailer driver dies in median crossover crash; 10 others die.
2010KY006	KY	Municipal solid waste collector dies after falling from solid waste vehicle hopper area.
2009KY079	KY	Land surveyor struck and killed by passenger vehicle.
2009KY078	KY	Service technician working alone dies after being assaulted.
2009KY071	KY	Foreign-born semi driver dies after driving over embankment.
2009KY059	KY	Arborist dies after fall from tree.
2008KY074	KY	Solid waste driver dies after single vehicle rollover.
2008KY065	KY	Out-of-state electrician electrocuted while restoring service at a personal residence.
2008KY029	KY	Driver of a semi-tractor pulling twin trailers fatally injured in single vehicle crash.
2008KY007	KY	Roofing foreman dies from telescopic boom lift fall.
2007KY091	KY	Team semi driver dies after rig is struck by impaired driver.
2007KY008	KY	Hispanic carpenter dies after falling from homemade platform.
2006KY100	KY	Coal truck driver dies in rollover after tire on trailer fails.
2006KY079	KY	Dump truck driver dies after being entangled in power-take-off drive shaft.
2006KY057	KY	Dump truck driver dies after his vehicle was struck by a train.
2005KY036	KY	Dump truck driver dies after unintentional release of asphalt.
2005KY008	KY	Male semi-truck driver killed in rollover crash on county road.
2005KY001	KY	Emergency roadside technician dies when struck by a single-unit truck on an interstate shoulder.
2004KY060	KY	Horse farm owner dies when pinned under golf cart.
2003KY134	KY	Equine farm manager dies from accidental overdose of xylazine.
2003KY124	KY	Metal fabrication shop owner dies when crushed by falling steel plate.
2003KY115	KY	Licensed electrician dies when electrocuted by 480 volts.
2003KY107	KY	38 year-old construction laborer dies when trench walls collapse.
2003KY097	KY	Roofing laborer dies after 60-foot fall.
2003KY087	KY	Laborer dies when caught in arms of a skidsteer loader.
2003KY073	KY	Bulldozer owner/operator drowns while trying to repair a pond.
2003KY072	KY	Master plumber dies when trench collapses.
2003KY056	KY	28-year-old sound technician dies after falling from lift.
2003KY053	KY	Construction laborer dies from heat stroke at end of workday.
2003KY049	KY	Bulldozer owner/operator dies when thrown off bulldozer track.
2003KY030	KY	Highway construction worker dies when struck by semi-tractor trailer.
2003KY028	KY	Traffic technician dies from fall while changing traffic signal bulb.
2003KY017	KY	Hispanic laborer dies from fall off roof.
2002KY131	KY	Chinese immigrant restaurant owner electrocuted.
2002KY127	KY	41 year-old male dies after being struck in the head with an auger.
2002KY108	KY	Hispanic worker dies due to trench cave-in.
2002KY106	KY	21 year-old male dies when struck in the head with a track hoe bucket.
2002KY099	KY	Hispanic worker dies in tractor rollover.
2002KY085	KY	Migrant worker dies in tractor rollover.
2002KY074	KY	Asphalt compactor operator dies when machine slides and falls 17 feet.
2002KY041	KY	Two laborers die from a scaffolding fall inside a water tank.
2002KY025	KY	Backhoe operator dies after backhoe tips over.
2001KY062	KY	Youth riding as passenger on tractor killed by overturn.
2001KY046	KY	Brick mason dies from fall through scaffolding.
2000KY119	KY	15-year-old dies in utility golf cart overturn.
2000KY096	KY	Construction worker dies after being struck by a falling excavator bucket.
2000KY051	KY	Logger fatally injured by falling tree.
1998KY116	KY	Road construction worker killed in tractor overturn.
1998KY115	KY	Lumber company employee falls 48" from storage rack to his death.
1998KY106	KY	Log rolls off truck at sawmill killing the truck driver.
1998KY103	KY	Log rolls off truck at sawmill killing employee.
1998KY099	KY	Knotted log rolls off truck and kills logger at sawmill.
1998KY077	KY	Tractor driver killed in overturn while mowing.
1998KY072	KY	Farmer killed when tractor punctures gas line causing an explosion.
1998KY063	KY	Logger fatally injured by falling limb.
1998KY056	KY	66-year-old male dies in tractor overturn while mowing.
1998KY049	KY	53-year-old dies in tricycle tractor overturn while transporting round bale.
1998KY046	KY	Tractor operator killed by rotary mower while mowing highway right-of-way.
1998KY044	KY	Factory worker entangled in conveyor belt rollers.
1998KY031	KY	Factory worker caught in overhead conveyor while hanging transformers.
1998KY024	KY	Farmer run over by tractor.
1998KY018	KY	Farmer dies when caught beneath overturned tractor.
1998KY014	KY	Electrician dies in 6-foot fall from ladder.
1997KY122	KY	Dislodged tree strikes logger.
1997KY111	KY	Construction worker dies in 7-foot fall.
1997KY110	KY	Skidder operator thrown from vehicle during rollover.
1997KY093	KY	Farmer killed in tractor rollover.
1997KY082	KY	Farmer crushed when run over by tractor and disc.
1997KY080	KY	Farmer run over by rotary mower.
1997KY073	KY	Logger crushed during repair work on skidder.
1997KY071	KY	Professional roofer dies in fall.
1997KY044	KY	Tractor/baler operator killed in entanglement.
1997KY032	KY	Bulldozer operator killed in rollover.
1997KY031	KY	Logger killed when struck by tree limb during hauling.
1997KY029	KY	Rear tractor rollover kills farmer.
1997KY028	KY	Farmer killed when tractor slides over embankment while mowing.
1997KY022	KY	Migrant worker killed in 22-foot fall inside building.
1997KY019	KY	Farmer killed when tractor overturns on embankment.
1997KY018	KY	Logger killed during tree felling.
1997KY016	KY	Farmer killed when tractor turns over.
1997KY008	KY	Farmer killed on tractor during logging operations.
1996KY125	KY	Pug mill operator killed after entanglement.
1996KY122	KY	Sawmill worker killed by circular saw.
1996KY105	KY	Hunting preserve operator crushed by rotary cutter.
1996KY102	KY	Logger killed when struck by tree.
1996KY093	KY	Welder dies after 30-foot fall from steel structure.
1996KY089	KY	Logger killed by falling snag.
1996KY088	KY	Farmer killed in tractor rollover.
1996KY085	KY	Retired farmer thrown from and run over by tractor in Kentucky.
1996KY077	KY	Mill owner dies in tractor rollover.
1996KY073	KY	Farmer killed when crushed by tractor.
1996KY071	KY	Farmer killed when caught in hay baler.
1996KY050	KY	Front end loader overturns on seed/fertilizer store owner.
1996KY049	KY	Maintenance worker killed in 25-foot fall from I-beam.
1996KY046	KY	Logs roll off truck at sawmill killing the truck driver.
1996KY037	KY	Farmer killed when thrown from tractor.
1996KY028	KY	Welder is crushed by rock chipper.
1996KY019	KY	Logger killed by falling snag.
1996KY018	KY	Worker killed in fall from oil tank.
1996KY009	KY	Farmer strangled by jacket caught on exposed auger shaft.
1995KY126	KY	Farmer dies in cornpicker.
1995KY122	KY	Farmworker killed when caught in power take-off (PTO).
1995KY110	KY	Log rolls off truck during unloading and strikes logger.
1995KY102	KY	Logger killed when log rolls off truck at sawmill.
1995KY088	KY	Farm worker killed in tractor rollover on public roadway.
1995KY078	KY	Logger killed by falling snag.
1995KY073	KY	Logger killed in endloader rollover.
1995KY068	KY	Welder is crushed by an unmanned pipelayer.
1995KY055	KY	Farmer crushed in hay baler.
1995KY050	KY	Farmer run over after falling from tractor.
1995KY047	KY	Retiree dies in tractor rollover.
1995KY046	KY	Farmer is run over by disc after falling from tractor.
1995KY043	KY	Farmer killed after tractor overturns into creek bed.
1995KY039	KY	Farmer killed in tractor rollover.
1995KY030	KY	86 year old farmer is killed after being hit by tree branch.
1995KY017	KY	Retiree/part-time farmer killed when run over by bush hog.
1995KY015	KY	Prison employee killed in tractor rollover.
1995KY011	KY	Farmer killed when run over by tractor in barn.
1994KY161	KY	Log loader runs over worker at stave mill.
1994KY144	KY	Retiree dies after tractor overturns into creek.
1994KY124	KY	Kentucky retiree is killed when the tractor he was operating overturns.
1994KY115	KY	Farmer pinned when tractor overturns into dry creek bed.
1994KY111	KY	Farmer struck by truck and killed on public roadway.
1994KY100	KY	Farmer is killed when the tractor he was operating over turned.
1994KY097	KY	Farm tractor overturns, crushing part-time farmer.
1994KY091	KY	Part-time farmer is killed in ROPS equipped tractor roll over.
1994KY090	KY	Farm worker is killed in tractor roll over.
1994KY084	KY	Part-time farmer is killed after losing control of his tractor.
1994KY078	KY	Farmer is killed after being run over by wagon.
1994KY063	KY	Farmer is run over by tractor after losing control on public roadway.
1994KY059	KY	Farmer dies after being run over by tractor while checking gas wells.
1994KY051	KY	Demolition foreman dies after 35-foot fall through hole in flat roof.
1994KY045	KY	Part-time farmer dies after pick-up truck over turns.
1994KY044	KY	Part-time farmer drowns in pond after tractor rollover.
1994KY043	KY	Part-time farmer dies after tractor leaves public roadway and overturns.
1994KY040	KY	Tractor overturn kills farmer.
1994KY038	KY	Logger killed when struck by log that rolled of truck during unloading operation.
1994KY029	KY	Tree trimmer dies after 50 foot fall while in bucket truck.