Every mining fatality in Hawaii

MSHA's accident file records 4 fatalities at mines in Hawaii since 1983, listed by year. Each links to its incident record.

2001 1 fatality

April 2, 2001 HI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · MACHINERY

Kona Cinder & Soil Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING THE D-8 DOZER IN RESTRICTED AREA. OPERATING BULLDOZER NEAR THE BASE OF A 60FT HIGHWALL WHEN THE WALL COLLAPSED, BURYING HIM

1990 1 fatality

October 13, 1990 HI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Ameron Hawaii · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE PUGMILL & MIXER WORK STATION BODY WAS DISCOVERED LODGED WITHIN THE MIXER DEATH OCCURRED ONE OF THE TOP MIXER COVERS HAD BEEN REMOVED

1988 1 fatality

June 14, 1988 HI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Kauai Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER. THE VICTIM WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND AND IT APPEARS THE LOADER RAN OVER THE VICTIM. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

1984 1 fatality

March 12, 1984 HI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY

Volcanite Ltd · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR DROVE DOZER OFF EMBANKMENT.