Collapse, engulfment building or structure · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PBC Builders, LLC, 97 N Waterloo St, AURORA, COLORADO 80018
on — Fractures , affecting the Other multiple ear(s), facial locations.
Final narrative
Two employees were working below a roof rack while a porch roof was being set. A gust of wind moved the roof rack of the first floor walls, causing the support straps to move out of balance. The rack became unstable and fell from the wall onto the two employees. One employee sustained fractures to his jaw and both eye sockets, requiring hospitalization. The other employee was hit on the chest but did not require hospitalization.
Hospitalized Other multiple ear(s), facial locations Structural elements n.e.c.
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