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Fortaleza Concrete, LLC

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — MYSTIC, Connecticut

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fortaleza Concrete, LLC in MYSTIC, Connecticut
Employer Fortaleza Concrete, LLC
Address 47 Clara Drive
City, State ZIP MYSTIC, Connecticut 06355
Report ID 2016032260
Event Date March 14, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238110
Inspection # 1132964
GPS Coordinates 41.37199, -71.95488

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Incident Narrative

An employee was removing the nails securing two scaffolding planks together. A coworker had removed the support beam beneath the scaffold platform. When the employee removed the nail holding the two overlapping scaffold planks together, the planks collapsed, and the employee fell 8 feet to the concrete floor, face first. The employee suffered a broken right upper arm, broken cheek bones, and a broken nose.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2016, a worker at Fortaleza Concrete, LLC in MYSTIC, Connecticut suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 97 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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Apr 2, 2018 ACORN MANAGEMENT CO., INC. NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.
Oct 19, 2018 Evonik Corporation MAPLETON, Illinois Fractures Hosp.

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