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Inspection: 1871011 - Alvarado Construction, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Denver
Site Address:
Alvarado Construction, Inc.
Airport Office Bldg.-Denver International Airport
Denver, CO 80294
Mailing Address:
1266 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/06/1992
Emphasis: L:Fall
Case Closed: 02/11/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360455349 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $28,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $7,200 | $0 | $0 | $7,200 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 08/07/1992 | 08/07/1992 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 08/28/1992 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Repeat | 19260500 D01 | 08/28/1992 | 08/28/1992 | $7,200 | $28,000 | $0 | 08/28/1992 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:40 p.m. on February 25, 1992, Employees #1 and #2, iron workers, were working on the steel erection of section 2a of the airport office building at the Denver International Airport construction site in Denver, CO. The two workers were connecting a steel beam to a steel column on the seventh level of the building. One worker was seated on the beam that was being connected to the column, while the other worker was standing at the base of the column, at the top of a sheer concrete wall. The base of the column was secured to the concrete wall by temporary welds to an embedded steel plate. When the crew had a problem connecting the beam to the structural steel column, a determination was made by the steel erecting crew to pull the top of the column 1 in. to the north to facilitate the connection. The pull was performed by tensioning a cable guy, using a come-along, by applying a fork at the column being connected, and by using a sleeper. While one employee was seated on the beam, the temporary welds at the column base fractured. The column collapsed, and Employees #1 and #2 fell to their death.
Keywords:column, concussion, broken weld, fall, fall protection, iron worker, work rules, steel connecting, construction, steel erection
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1871011 | Occupation Not Listed |