Worker survives plunge form bridge

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Worker survives plunge form bridge

Date10/12/1990

Names

Stuparyk, Michael (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Worker survives plunge form bridge. A construction worker is pulled up a treacherous slope after falling about 12 metres (40 feet) off scaffolding at a bridge under construction over the Credit River in Mississauga yesterday. Peter Ferreira; 26; of Cambridge; suffered multiple injuries; including a broken back and internal injuries; Peel Region police said. The victim wasn't wearing a safety belt; District Fire Chief Leonard Geurts said.

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Falls (Accidents)

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000329F

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