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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 94734.015 - Employee Dismantling Scaffold Falls And Incurs Multiple Inju

**Accident: 94734.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 04/13/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1225216.015	04/14/2017		Ferreira Construction

At 3:00 p.m. on April 13, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a bridge construction project. He was dismantling a scaffold wo rk platform when he fell backward off the scaffold, striking the concrete surfac e 8 feet below. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for four fractured ribs and four fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: bridge, construction, dismantling, elevated work platform, fall, fall protection, fracture, rib, scaffold, vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000		8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1225216.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	FallDist: FallHt:8 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause:

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