Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1408225.015 - Best Steel Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Englewood Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1408225.015

Report ID: 0830600

Date Opened: 06/13/2019

Site Address:
Best Steel Llc
2950 Summer Wind Lane
Littleton, CO 80129

Mailing Address:
2640 Pheasant Drive, Longmont, CO 80503

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/26/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1464674	Yes
Inspection	1408239	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 117121.015

Event: 06/11/2019

Employee's leg is injured when struck by falling joists

At 10:30 a.m. on June 11, 2019, Employee # 1 and a coworker, employed by a structural steel construction company, were engaged in steel erection for a new multifamily residential building. The coworker, operating an all terrain forklift, had picked up a bundle of steel joists with a nylon strap hooked to one of the forks. Employee #1 was attempting to stabilize the bundle of steel joists when the joists' sharp steep edges cut the nylon strap. The load fell on Employee #1, striking his legs. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a leg injury involving a fracture and open wound.

Keywords: Cut, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Joist, Leg, Residential Construction, Rigging, Steel Erection, Struck By, Unstable Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1408225.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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