David Dickerson
Ky. Labor Cabinet: ‘Unacceptable’ Worker Safety Issues Under Review
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The acting Labor Secretary wrote in an op-ed published Tuesday in the Lexington newspaper that the “hard work of turning the program around is well underway.”
Fatal Flaws
State Leaders Speak Out On ‘Fatal Flaws’ Investigation
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Gov. Matt Bevin ignored a series of questions from a reporter about worker safety and spoke instead about a tech company’s new location.
Fatal Flaws
Fatal Flaws: In Kentucky, Deregulation And Worker Safety Collide
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Business owner and political candidate Matt Bevin expressed disdain for OSHA regulations. Then, he became governor of Kentucky.
Fatal Flaws
Fatal Flaws: ‘The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’ Of State Worker Safety Plans
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Twenty-eight states and territories regulate workplaces themselves, rather than defer to the feds. Some of these programs are effective; others, like Kentucky’s, fall short.
Fatal Flaws
Fatal Flaws: A Teenager Dies On The Job. His Family’s Work Begins
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A prosecutor thought Grant Oakley’s workplace death might be grounds for a homicide charge. He turned to the state investigation for proof.
Amplify
Amplify: Delanna Miller, Whose Husband Died On The Job
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Delanna Miller and her husband were expecting their second child when he was electrocuted to death while trimming trees.
Fatal Flaws: How Kentucky Fails Its Workers
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Kentucky failed to properly investigate nearly every workplace fatality for a two-year period. That’s left Kentucky’s workers at risk, and the state’s worker safety agency in peril.