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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 Report ID 2016032260
Address 47 Clara Drive City, State ZIP MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT 06355
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 41.37000, -71.95000

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

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