DENVER, CO —
OSHA Inspection: NATIVE SUN MATERIALS INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NATIVE SUN MATERIALS INC. in 1122 N. ALBION STREET, DENVER, CO 80220 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 345674188.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- NATIVE SUN MATERIALS INC.
- Site address
- 1122 N. ALBION STREET
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80220
- Mailing
- 3107 W. COLORADO AVE. #312, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80904
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 46
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1431 A
- Issued
- May 27, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $101,519 · Current $25,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1431(a): The use of equipment to hoist employees was not prohibited except where the employer demonstrates that the erection, use, and dismantling of conventional means of reaching the work area, such as a personnel hoist, ladder, stairway, aerial lift, elevating work platform, or scaffold, would be more hazardous, or is not possible because of the projects structural design or worksite conditions: (a) Native Sun Materials Inc. dba Native Sun Construction at 1122 North Albion Street, Denver, CO 80220: On and before December 7, 2021, the employer instructed employees to access and ride a MEVA Climbing Scaffold KLK 230 while the equipment was being hoisted by a Link-Belt HTC-8675, 75-ton Telescoping Boom Crane. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards as well as fall hazards ranging from approximately 10 feet to 65 feet. (b) Native Sun Materials Inc. dba Native Sun Construction at 1122 North Albion Street, Denver, CO 80220: On December 7, 2021, the employer instructed employees to access and ride a MEVA Climbing Scaffold KLK 230 while the equipment was being hoisted by a Link-Belt HTC-8675, 75-ton Telescoping Boom Crane. The scaffold system shifted and inverted while it was being hoisted by the crane thus injuring both employees. One employee was seriously injured after he fell approximately 65 feet and contacted the ground. The other employee struck formwork that his fall protection system was attached to. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards as well as fall hazards ranging from approximately 10 feet to 65 feet.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $25000
- — C (W) $101519
- — Z (W) $101519
1926.251 C08
- Issued
- May 27, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $25,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(c)(8):Slings used in a basket hitch did not have the load balanced to prevent slippage: a) Native Sun Materials, Inc. dba Native Sun Construction at 1122 North Albion Street, Denver, CO 80220: On December 7, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees properly rigged a MEVA Climbing Scaffold KLK 230 while the equipment was being hoisted by a Link-Belt HTC-8675, 75-ton Telescoping Boom Crane, in that the basket hitches used did not have the load balanced to prevent slippage. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards ranging from approximately 10 feet to 65 feet.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $25000
- — C (S) $10938
- — Z (S) $10938
1926.501 B05
- Issued
- May 27, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $25,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(5):Each employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems: a) Native Sun Materials, Inc. dba Native Sun Construction at 1122 North Albion Street, Denver, CO 80220: On December 7, 2021, the employer did not ensure that each employee on the face of formwork was protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels, in that employees on the MEVA Climbing Scaffold KLK 230 hoisted by a Link-Belt HTC-8675, 75-ton Telescoping Boom Crane, were not protected by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards ranging from approximately 10 feet to 65 feet.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $25000
- — C (S) $10938
- — Z (S) $10938
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345674188.
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