Inmate dies while shoveling snow at Kentucky prison
TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. WELL, SNOWSTORMS LIKE THE ONE HEADING OUR WAY. WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR OUR HEALTH, PARTICULARLY HEART HEALTH. RESEARCH SHOWS A HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COLD TEMPERATURES MEAN A 34% INCREASED RISK OF DYING. AND FOR MEN IN PARTICULAR, A 6% HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR A HEART ATTACK, A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE PHYSICAL STRAIN OF SHOVELING SNOW. A MEDSTAR HEALTH EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN HAS THIS ADVICE. BEFORE YOU GO OUTSIDE, THINK LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE A WORKOUT STRETCH. PREPARE. BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW YOU’RE DOING IT. YOU DON’T NEED TO PICK UP THAT WHOLE BIG PILE OF STUFF. WE GET A FOOT, DO IT IN INCREMENTS, DO THREE INCHES AT A TIME, TRY TO PUSH IT AND NOT LIFT IT BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE THINGS ADD UP AND THEY CAN REALLY STRESS OUT YOUR BODY. AND DOCTOR FISHER SAYS THE COLD IN AND OF ITSELF IS HARD ON YOUR HEART. IT CAUSES BLOOD VESSELS TO TIGHTEN, INCREASIN
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An inmate died while shoveling snow at a prison in Kentucky on Tuesday, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet said.Marvin Knuckles was shoveling snow and ice at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex when he fell and hit his head, according to corrections officials.He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.”This tragic accident is one that we work to avoid each day as we protect those in our custody,” Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Keith Jackson said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Knuckles and to our correctional staff. We will conduct a thorough review of this situation to better prevent this from happening again.”Officials said Knuckles was serving a 12-year sentence for drug-related charges.
An inmate died while shoveling snow at a prison in Kentucky on Tuesday, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet said.
Marvin Knuckles was shoveling snow and ice at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex when he fell and hit his head, according to corrections officials.
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He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.
“This tragic accident is one that we work to avoid each day as we protect those in our custody,” Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Keith Jackson said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Knuckles and to our correctional staff. We will conduct a thorough review of this situation to better prevent this from happening again.”
Officials said Knuckles was serving a 12-year sentence for drug-related charges.
