Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14433569 - Employee injured when truck plunges off bridge

Accident Summary Nr: 14433569 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 05/04/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103848933	05/12/1992	2061	0	Hamakua Sugar Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 4, 1992, Employee #1 was driving an auto-car truck tractor that was pulling a trailer loaded with about 14 tons of harvested cane. As he was approaching the Waikaalulu bridge, the truck's headlights went out. The truck plunged through the bridge's railing, fell 30 ft, and landed in the gulch. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TRUCK, BRIDGE, POOR VISIBILITY, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103848933			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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