OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301014
THE WESTIN KAUAI
LIHUE, HI·
Event description
Employee killed when pinned under water by truckster
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had stopped his 3-wheel Cushion Truckster near the edge of an embank ment. The Truckster started to slide sideways down the embankment. About halfway down, Employee #1 jumped off the left side. He was pinned under the front middl e section of the Truckster's undercarriage when it came to rest at the bottom of the water that covered the swale. Employee #1 suffered traumatic asphyxia with probable irreversible brain damage; massive contusions of the face, neck, right shoulder and chest; and multiple rib fractures. He died of his injuries on May 2 8, 1988.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 486
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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