OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549505
HANA CORP
HONOLULU, HI·
Event description
ELDERLY COMPANY PRESIDENT KILLED IN FALL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A 75 YEAR OLD CORPORATE PRESIDENT, NORMALLY USED A "WALKER" TO ASSI ST HIM WHILE WALKING. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO THE CORPOR ATE OFFICE WHEN HE SUFFERED A FATAL FALL. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. HOWEVER, HIS SON STATED THAT THE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE PLACED THE WALKER IN THE WRONG POSITION, C AUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 75 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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