Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201780715 - Employee is struck by falling boulder and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201780715 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 09/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103601407	09/15/2004	9999	115310	Haleakala National Park

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 14, 2004, a National Park Service Ranger was working in the Kipahulu District of Haleakala National Park of Maui. She noticed several rocks in the middle of a two-lane road that was about 13 feet wide. The rocks had fallen from an adjacent cliff area. The Ranger parked her vehicle on a nearby beach access road and walked 100 yards towards the rocks on the road. As she was bending over to remove the rocks, another boulder fell and struck her on the upper body. The boulder was approximately 3-feet in diameter. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and she died as a result.

Keywords: HEAD, BOULDER, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103601407			Fatality	Concussion	Police and detectives, public service

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