OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548721
HAWAIIAN DREDGING & CONSTRUCTION
LIHUE, HI—
Event description
Employee injured when old truck breaks in half
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a water truck operator, was making a pass for dust control. The fra me of the 1944 model truck fractured and truck broke into two parts. Employee #1 sustained minor injuries. Metal fatigue due to daily wear and tear on the truck over many years of service may have contributed to the accident.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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