Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mader Construction Company, Inc, 78 Fox Chapel Drive, ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK 14127
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was on a baker scaffold set at approximately 4 feet high, preparing the existing siding on a house to receive new siding at the eve of the porch roof addition. A temporary post that was supporting the roof's ridge beam was removed causing the roof structure to collapse, striking the employee. The employee sustained fractures to the left hip and left shoulder requiring surgery.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Roofs, n.e.c.
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