TAYLOR COUNTY, KY — One person died after a grain bin accident that happened in Taylor County, Kentucky on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2015. The news article said that the accident happened sometime Wednesday afternoon.
Police said that one man died when the grain bin he was operating stopped working, and then dumped on him while he attempted to unclog it. The victim was buried under the grain.
The victim died at the scene.
No other injuries were mentioned in the news.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
A big part of how this accident is going to be seen through a legal lens is going to depend heavily on the nature of the relationship between the victim and the facility where he died. If the man was an employee of the facility, then this is probably going to be seen as a work accident, and workers’ compensation may be the only recourse for surviving family. On the other hand, if the man was a visitor to the facility, simply picking up grain for himself or the company he worked for, the claim may not be against the victim’s employer, but on the owner of the grain facility. We would call this a premises liability claim, but again, it largely depends on the details we don’t currently have.
— Grossman Law Offices
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