A 79-year-old maintenance worker died early Monday morning after a semitruck pulling away from the diesel pumps struck him while he knelt checking fuel-tank gauges at a Louisa, Kentucky gas station. Police identified the victim as Glenn Price, of Louisa, who died at the scene of the Falls Creek Exxon.
According to WCHS-TV, the incident happened at the gas station along Falls Creek Drive shortly before 6 a.m. Police say Price had knelt in front of the truck to check inground fuel tank storage gauges for water after weekend rains, and the truck struck him as it pulled away from the diesel pumps.
A worker at the gas station told police they noticed a body around 5:50 a.m. and reported it, as The Levisa Lazer reported. A customer also called 911 after finding the body and realizing the victim was dead.
Driver Returned Once Identified
The truck driver was initially unaware that anyone had been hit, but returned to the gas station once he was identified, per the same account from the outlet covering the scene. Atlanta News First, citing Gray News reporting on the case, said Louisa police reviewed footage, identified the trucking company, and called the driver back to the scene, where he returned immediately.
Police were withholding the victim's name for a time before confirming Price's identity. As of the latest report, no criminal charges had been filed, but the death remains under investigation and the circumstances will be reviewed by the Lawrence County Grand Jury, according to the station's report.
A Broader Pattern on the Job
Fatal workplace incidents involving vehicles are not isolated to this one gas station. Transportation incidents accounted for 38.2 percent of all occupational fatalities nationwide in 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, making them the most frequent type of fatal workplace event tracked by the agency.
A separate federal workplace-safety record, logged by OSHA, describes a 2022 incident in which an employee assisting with truck refueling was positioned behind a vehicle in a way that limited visibility, underscoring the hazards workers can face around large trucks during routine fueling and maintenance tasks.
No further details on the truck driver, the trucking company, or the gas station's operator have been made public. The investigation into Price's death continues, with the case expected to go before the grand jury.
