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Ferreira Construction

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ferreira Construction in PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY
Employer Ferreira Construction Report ID 2017043341
Address RT 17 & Garden State Parkway City, State ZIP PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY 07652
Event Date April 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1225216
GPS Coordinates 40.96000, -74.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dismantling a scaffold and stripping its platform when the employee fell approximately 8 feet from the platform to the concrete below. The employee fractured four ribs and four vertebrae, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 13, 2017, a worker at Ferreira Construction in PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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