Accident Facts
Disclaimer
Accident Facts are not a HIOSH standard or regulation and they create no new legal obligations. The recommendations contained herein are advisory in nature and are intended to assist employers in providing safe and healthful workplaces. The §396 Hawaii Revised Statutes (Occupational Safety and Health Act) requires employers to comply with safety and health standards promulgated by OSHA or by an OSHA-approved State Plan. The HIOSH General Duty Clause, §12-60-2(a)(3), HAR and §12-110-2(a)(3), HAR requires employers to generally provide employees with workplaces free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
The following contains links to brief summaries of work-related accidents investigated by HIOSH. This is not a comprehensive nor exhaustive examination of the case. They are presented here in an effort to prevent similar recurrences in Hawaii’s workplaces.
Safety
Amputation is the traumatic loss of a limb or other external body part.
(for more information, see §12-52.1, HAR)
#6-2021 — Finger Amputation (PDF)
Health
Biological hazards are disease producing agents (pathogens) that can be transmitted to individuals through various routes of exposure (modes of transmission). Exposure to these hazards may result in acute or chronic health conditions.