OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14434054
C&C-REFUSE COLLECTION & DISPOSAL DIV, DPW
HONOLULU, HI·
Event description
Three injured when truck loses control down hill
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was driving a 1978 International refuse truck while Employees #2 and bone on his right ankle and a strained neck. Employee #2 was catapulted into an embankment on the right side of the road and sustained multiple fractures, cuts , and abrasions. Causal factors include a probable loss of air pressure in the b rakes and, possibly, improper gear choice. #3 were riding on the truck's left and right rear running boards, respectively. As the truck approached a downhill hairpin curve, Employee #1 felt the brake pe dal pulsing and losing effectiveness. The truck negotiated the first right-hand curve with its right wheels off the road. When the truck entered the left-hand h airpin turn, the wheels on the right side of the truck slammed back onto the roa d. Employee #3 was thrown off the truck, sustaining contusions and abrasions. Th e truck could not complete the turn, struck the right-hand curb, and flipped ove r onto its right side. Employee #1 remained in the truck and sustained a chipped
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 7
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 875
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 875
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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