AF Gomes, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 23, 2018: Two employees incur multiple injuries in fall from elevated

At 2:00 p.m. on August 23, 2018, Employee #1 and #2 were performing a plastering operation, while working from an elevated wooden scaffold, approximately 12-feet, in elevation and hanging core board inside an air shaft. As Employee #1 and #2 were working, the screws securing the support bracing to the walls failed causing the scaffold and Employee #1 and #2 to fall from the scaffold platform, landing approximately 12 feet, below on the ground level. Employee #1 sustained bilateral leg fractures, was hospitalized, and underwent surgery. Employee #2 suffered a broken left toe, left shoulder contusion, and a left ankle sprain, following the incident.