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Manufacturing plants are hazardous places to work and prime spots for Kentucky workplace accidents.
This is so because of their heavy equipment, dangerous materials and stressful environments.
A total of 4,609 workers were killed on the job in 2011, the most recent year complete statistics are available, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate of fatal injuries was 3.5 per 100,000 full-time workers.
Of these fatalities, 472 occurred when workers were struck by objects or equipment, including 219 injuries from falling objects and 192 injuries from powered vehicles or mobile equipment.
Eighty-four workers were killed when they were caught or crushed in collapsing structures, equipment or materials.
A Kentucky worker was killed in March at a plant in Hopkinsville that makes aluminum automotive components. The victim was pinned under a machine, according to Associated Press reports. He was pulled from beneath the equipment and taken to a hospital emergency room, where he died.
Sprains and strains accounted for 65 percent of all lost workdays nationwide. Injury rates ranged from 13.8 per 100 person-years at stamping plants to 28.7 at parts depots.
Forty-nine percent of manufacturing plant injuries resulted in one or more lost or restricted workdays, says the BLS. Twenty-five percent of manufacturing plant injuries resulted in seven or more lost or restricted workdays.
Kentucky workers who are injured on the job may have a claim for Kentucky worker’s compensation. They may also have the right to sue other responsible parties.
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Since opening his own law office in 1997, Frank Jenkins has dedicated his practice to helping disabled workers and individuals obtain the Workers' Compensation benefits to which they are entitled.
Jason attended the University of Kentucky as an undergraduate majoring in English, with a focus on creative writing. Having fallen in love with the town of Lexington, there was only one choice for him – attending the University of Kentucky College of Law.
I am a recent graduate of University of Kentucky College of Law. During law school I interned with a Family Court Judge, and also did an internship with The Children’s Law Center here in Lexington, KY. After taking the bar exam, I began work with Frank Jenkins Law Office as a Law Clerk.
For more than 15 years, the Frank Jenkins Law Office has helped workers across Kentucky obtain the workers' compensation benefits they need and deserve. Dealing with insurance companies, medical records, doctors, defense lawyers and the Department of Workers' Claims can be complex, time-consuming and frustrating — but you don't have to do it on your own! We can provide the legal skills and experience necessary to aggressively fight for your rights.
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