OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433494
HILO COAST PROCESSING CO
PEPEEKEO, HI·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured when buried by sugar cane
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:05 p.m. on June 17, 1989, Employees #1 and #2 were removing jammed sugar cane in a cleaning plant conveyor chute. At about the midpoint of t he jam, the cane dislodged and buried both employees. Employee #1 sustained brui ses to his left arm and the bottom of his chest; he was released from the hospit al after overnight observation. Employee #2 was pronounced dead on arrival at th e emergency room.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- VEGETATION (39)
- Occupation
- Crushing and grinding machine operators (768)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- SQUEEZE POINT ACTION (4)
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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#2 Fatality Age 38 Male
- Nature of injury
- Asphyxia (2)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- VEGETATION (39)
- Occupation
- Crushing and grinding machine operators (768)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- SQUEEZE POINT ACTION (4)
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.