Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KING BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION LLC, 300 Lagner Rd, WEST SENECA, NEW YORK 14224
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was dismantling a pole scaffold when they fell approximately 15 to 18 feet to the ground below, potentially making contact with the scaffold as they fell. The employee suffered injuries to their shoulder, leg, and ribs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
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