Struck by object or equipment rolling freely · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shaka Engineering Inc., 4327 Royal Plc, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96816
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was performing pipe fabrication work on a 20-foot, 12-inch diameter steel pipe that was situated on a pipe rolling rack. The pipe rolled about 18 inches off the pipe rack and struck his left leg, fracturing it below the left knee.
An employee was connecting a dolly to a trailer. The equipment rolled away, causing the employee's left index finger to be crushed between the trailer and the dolly. The employee sustained amputation of the fingertip.
On October 17, 2023, at 9:55 p.m., an employee was working on a ramp while moving merchandise from a cargo loader to a dolly. The employee was putting the locks on the dolly and transferring a unit load device containing packages when she realized the lock was in the down position. As she attempted to fix the lock, the unit load device started moving toward the dolly, and the employee became wedged between the dolly and the device. The employee suffered an injury to her lower left leg.
Two employees were shaking out steel beams and standing them vertically. One beam was hit, causing the other beams to fall. A beam then rolled over an employee's left shin and fractured it. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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