Police identify dead and missing workers after Loop Parkway bridge scaffolding collapse

LOOP PARKWAY BRIDGE, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES — New York State Police have identified the worker who died and the colleague still missing following the Loop Parkway bridge construction incident on Long Island. The identities were released in a November 12 update, a material development after the November 11 scaffolding collapse.

Two workers fell into the water

The police update identifies the deceased worker as Kleiton De Madeiros, 39, of Montclair, New Jersey. He died after being taken to hospital. Diogo De Oliveira, 38, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, remained unaccounted for in the update, with efforts continuing to locate him.

Police said two workers fell into the water. Six additional workers were injured without entering the water; their injuries were described as not life-threatening. The agency said the incident remained under investigation.

New identities distinguish the update from earlier coverage

Greater Long Island reported the identities on November 12 and described the scaffolding failure, citing police and CBS New York. PEOPLE and LongIsland.com also carried the updated information. Earlier road-closure descriptions are not presented here as current travel advice.

No completed engineering investigation, regulatory citation or final allocation of responsibility was established by the material reviewed.

HSE Blog Analysis

Bridge maintenance combines temporary access, work at height and the prospect of a difficult rescue over water. A useful planning review asks whether those elements have been considered together, including how workers are accounted for and how specialist rescue help can reach the location.

For employers reviewing comparable work, risk assessments that reflect actual work should address temporary structures and changing work stages. Responsibilities for approval, inspection and emergency coordination also need to be clear across the contractors involved, a wider concern for health and safety management systems. These are general planning considerations, not evidence that a particular safeguard was absent on this bridge.

Source transparency: New York State Police, Greater Long Island, PEOPLE, LongIsland.com, CBS New York and News 12 were checked. Much of the casualty and identity information comes from the same police account; six publishing organisations are not six independent investigations. The official November 12 identity update is the freshness basis for this story.

Featured image: original HSE Blog conceptual illustration, not an incident photograph or reconstruction. Depicted equipment and arrangements do not establish conditions at the actual location. Source reporting provides its own visual context; no third-party photograph has been reproduced.