Posted on May 2, 2012 in Workplace Injuries
Operators from an eastern Kentucky mine still haven’t paid nearly $700,000 in civil penalties for safety violations linked to an explosion that killed five workers in 2006, according to news reports. The unpaid fines were levied against operators of Kentucky Darby Mine No. 1 in Harlan County after officials from the federal Mine Safety and…
Posted on November 3, 2011 in Workplace Injuries
According to the Courier-Journal, a man working for Cintas servicing industrial dryers was found dead inside a dryer last week. The man apparently tried to dislodge something that had become stuck when he fell into the running dryer. The accident that occurred at the Uniform Services & Work Apparel of Louisville, KY, left the company…