At eleven o’ clock this morning, Murphy Tease, a riveter for Bomasso Engineering Co., fell 40 feet from a suspended beam onto a concrete surface at the Stairwell Road construction site, due to poor weather conditions and the company’s neglect to install safety wires after being ordered to by the City Building Dept. a week ago.
Tease was working on the 15-inch wide beam when a gust of wind knocked him off-balance and, without a safety line to hold, he fell backwards onto the concrete base of the construction site. When the ambulance arrived, Tease was unconscious and immediately transported to St. Luke’s hospital.
The Bomasso Engineering Co. neglected to install safety lines for workers to hold onto although a violation had been issued a week prior to the accident. In addition to the absence of wires, construction workers at the site reported very windy conditions and slippery beams after last night’s rainstorm, creating the horribly perfect combination for an unfortunate accident.
According to a nurse from St. Luke’s emergency room, Tease suffered a broken right arm, three broken ribs, a fractured left leg, and a concussion from his major fall. Fortunately, Tease is said to now be in satisfactory condition at St. Luke’s.
Tease is 51 years old and lives at 14 Lincoln Ave. He was involved with the construction of the new furniture warehouse being completed by Bomasso Engineering Co.
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