Adirondack roofing company owner moved worker to try cover-up work death [Video]

Northampton, N.Y. — The owner of an Adirondack roofing company attempted to cover up a work accident that led to the death of an employee, authorities said.

Jeremiah Wiedemann, the owner of Wiedemann Sons Roofing, called 911 on May 12, 2023, to report a person who had fallen near the Batchellerville Bridge in Saratoga County, according to a news release from the Inspector General’s Office on Tuesday.

The man was in and out of consciousness and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, where he died, authorities said.

Multiple agencies investigated and discovered that the worker was injured at a construction site where Wiedemann’s company was replacing a roof, authorities said.

The construction site was in Northampton, around five miles from the bridge.

Wiedemann, 43, of Gloversville, directed other workers to clean up the scene to help hide that the accident happened at the construction site, authorities said.

He did not …