End the Backlog, a national non-profit, defines a backlog as any kits not tested within 30 days of receipt.
Government
After Rare Enforcement Action, Fixes Underway at Problem Kentucky Dam
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The Loch Mary dam was featured in a recent KyCIR investigation which found dozens of dangerous dams with no emergency action plan.
Business
Former Workers Say Ky. State Fair’s Ride Provider Lacks Safety Training
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Something went wrong with the Fireball ride at the 2018 Kentucky State Fair, and ride operator Duanne Haywood went underneath. Within minutes, Haywood was pinned. His was one of 19 worker injuries the ride company reported last year.
Government
At Dangerous Kentucky Dams, Locals Aren’t Prepared For Disaster
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Eighty Kentucky dams have deficiencies and are deemed high-hazard, because a breach would threaten lives or property. Only six of those dams have complete emergency plans.
Fatal Flaws
New Federal Audit Optimistic About Changes At Kentucky OSHA
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The new audit determined that Kentucky has either resolved or made progress toward addressing all of the findings from the previous year, but improvements are still underway in fatality investigations.
Government
With Race Horse Deaths Under Scrutiny, Kentucky Keeps Details Secret
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Officials from other major racing states share which horses die, where and when. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission largely keeps that secret.
Department of Corrections
State Board Finds Ky. Prison Mishandled Sexual Harassment Complaints
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At Little Sandy Correctional Complex in northeastern Kentucky, prison leaders created a culture that “may have contributed to acts of sexual harassment and a reluctance to report allegations of sexual harassment,” according to a state report.
Fatal Flaws
Ky. Worker Safety Leaders Promise Grieving Families They’ll Do Better
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Mike and Pam Oakley have been talking for years about how Kentucky’s worker safety agency failed their 17-year-old son. State officials never listened. They’re listening now.
2019
Kentucky Horse Tracks Paid For Their Own Video Gambling Regulations
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Keeneland, Ellis Park, Kentucky Downs and two machine manufacturers paid more than $845,000 for testing services with virtually no direct oversight from the horse racing commission.
Government
Judge Orders State To Pay KyCIR’s Legal Bills For ‘Willfully’ Withholding Records
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The judge ordered the Labor Cabinet to pay more than $16,000 in legal fees and an $800 penalty because it disregarded legal precedent when it redacted the name of an employee who was accused of sexual harassment.
2019
Kentucky’s Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh In On Worker Safety
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One candidate has made improving worker safety a talking point in his campaign for governor.