MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT—
Fortaleza Concrete, LLC
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
Final 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.
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