KAHULUI, HAWAII—
YOUNG BROTHERS
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at YOUNG BROTHERS, 80 Wharf St, KAHULUI, HAWAII 96732 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was backing up a yard tractor that was hooked up to a chassis with a loaded container. The chassis with the container flipped over and pulled down the tractor with it. The employee fell off the vehicle and suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae and a fractured wrist.
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