Request By:
[NO REQUESTBY IN ORIGINAL]
Opinion
Opinion By: Albert B. Chandler III, Attorney General; Amye L. Bensenhaver, Assistant Attorney General
Open Records Decisions
This matter having been presented to the Attorney General in an open records appeal, and the Attorney General being sufficiently advised, we find that the Kentucky Labor Cabinet properly relied on KRS 61.878(1)(j) and KRS 338.101(1)(a) in partially denying Jennifer J. Meyer's July 15, 1998, request to inspect "all documents prepared by and/or utilized by KOSHA during any and all inspections of an accident which took place on June 25, 1997 at North American Stainless." We believe that OAG 92-90, and the authorities cited therein, is controlling on the issue of preliminary work notes, and that 92-ORD-1441, and the authorities cited therein, is controlling on the issue of employee statements. Copies of these opinions are attached hereto and incorporated by reference. We find no error in the Labor Cabinet's partial denial of Ms. Meyer's request.
A party aggrieved by this decision may appeal it by initiating action in the appropriate circuit court pursuant to KRS 61.880(5) and KRS 61.882. Pursuant to KRS 61.880(3), the Attorney General should be notified of any action in circuit court, but should not be named as a party in that action or in any subsequent proceeding.