OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14300339

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC

HONOLULU, HI— 1985-07-17T00:00:00

Event: AIRCRAFT, REPAIR, BRAKE, VEHICLE, PINNED, DRIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, VALVE, MOTOR VEHICLE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2642122
Employer profile: HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC
Summary number: 14300339
Report ID: 951510

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN MOBILE GROUND POWER UNIT AND PLANE FUSELAGE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A MOBILE GROUND POWER UNIT (#3) UP TO A PARKED DC9-80 PL ANE (#84). HE WAS DRIVING BACK TO THE PLANE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE WORK ON THE AUT O BRAKE VALVE OF BOTH REAR WHEELS OF THE PLANE. APPARENTLY, EMPLOYEE #1 DID NOT STOP IN TIME. HE DROVE INTO THE SIDE (BOTTOM FUSELAGE) OF THE PLANE WHERE HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE FUSELAGE AND THE GROUND POWER UNIT. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AS A RE SULT OF THE INJURIES INCURRED FROM THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACTUAL OCCURANCE OF THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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