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Fatal Flaws: How Kentucky Is Failing Its Workers
We reviewed thousands of pages of fatality investigations and dozens of federal reports to conclude that Kentucky is failing its workers in how it investigates deaths on the job.

Fatal Flaws: A Teenager Dies On The Job. His Family's Work Begins

By By Jeff Young
Published November 13, 2018 at 10:59 AM EST
Mike and Pam Oakley, whose son Grant died in a workplace accident in November 2015.
Photo by J. Tyler Franklin
Mike and Pam Oakley, whose son Grant died in a workplace accident in November 2015.

A prosecutor thought Grant Oakley's workplace death might be grounds for a homicide charge. He turned to the state investigation for proof, and was shocked and frustrated at what he saw.

Read the investigation at fatalflaws.kycir.org.
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