Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an auto collision every 14.6 years. …
Kentucky led the nation in ATV-related deaths in 2007 according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The frequency of injuries and fatalities caught University of Kentucky hospital surgeon Andrew Bernard’s attention. He’s hoping a study that began this month at …
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration officials said they told 16 U.S. mining companies they have patterns of violating health and safety rules and warned them to clean up their acts or face heightened enforcement. All but two of the …
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed two new administrative law judges in the Department of Workers Claims. Beshear appointed private practice attorney Joseph W. Justice, of Pikeville. The appointment replaces John W. Thacker, whose term has expired. The governor also appointed …
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a warning to a mine in eastern Kentucky for safety violations. The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the agency issued the warning on June 12 to Stillhouse Mine No. 1 in Harlan County. …
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is taking a stab at requiring airtight emergency refuges in the nation’s 624 underground coal mines. Mine operators can either store building materials underground, build airtight rooms, or place prefabricated refuges in the …
Dayton-Ohio-based Norman-Spencer Agency, Inc. today announced Mark Yearn has joined the company as national program director-Recreational Marine. He will oversee Norman-Spencer’s H2O Headings Program, which serves boat dealers and marina operators across the country. Yearn, a respected marine insurance expert, …
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A Corbin, Ky. woman is in custody after being indicted on a felony count of insurance fraud, the Kentucky Office of Insurance reported. According to court documents, Christine V. Young filled out an application for homeowners insurance coverage with State …
A federal judge ruled that families of those killed aboard Comair Flight 5191 in Kentucky may seek punitive damages in a trial set for August 4. The ruling is considered a victory for the plaintiffs. In his ruling made public …
