The notice and claim shall be in writing. The notice shall contain the name and address of the employee, and shall state in ordinary language the time, place of occurrence, nature and cause of the accident, with names of witnesses, the nature and extent of the injury sustained, and the work or employment in which the employee was at the time engaged, and shall be signed by him or a person on his behalf, or, in case of his death, by any one (1) or more of his dependents or a person on their behalf. The notice may include the claim.
KRS 342.190
Notice and claim to be in writing -- Contents
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Reker (2003)
Most recently applied in Trico County Development & Pipeline v. Smith (December 2008)
Effective: October 1, 1942
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