Native Sun Materials Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Colorado, the first in 2019.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 24, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Longmont.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 4 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $142,619 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $94,224, down 34%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.652, trench protection (2 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Native Sun Materials Inc. averages $31,408 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
Native Sun Materials Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Colorado · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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2 of them in the same industry
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Watch this companySouthwest Side Of The Intersection Of 3rd Ave. & Coffman St. East Of 703 3rd Ave. #103, Longmont, CO 80501 · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
1122 N. Albion Street, Denver, CO 80220 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 7, 2021: Employee falls from scaffold form and receives multiple inju
At 12:30 p.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee worked to reposition scaffolding form system to the next higher bracket on an elevator and stairway core. As the system was hoisted by crane, the system shifted and turned ninety degrees and the employee fell approximately sixty-five feet. The employee landed on their feet, but lost consciousness. Shortly after, the employee regained consciousness and was hospitalized to treat a possible brain bleed, injury to pelvis, back injuries, leg fracture and wrist injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1431(a) · Hoisting personnel |
Serious | $101,519 | $25,000 | May 27, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.251(c)(8) · Rigging equipment for material handling |
Serious | $10,938 | $25,000 | May 27, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(5) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $10,938 | $25,000 | May 27, 2022 | Final |
18 N Corona St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
109 Silbani Lane, Florissant, CO 80816 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 5, 2020: Employee trapped in trench following collapse suffers multip
At 8:30 a.m. on August 5, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a site preparation contractor. Employee #1 was digging inside an unprotected trench that was 7 feet deep. The trench collapsed while the Employee #1 was in it. Employee #1 suffered injuries to his hip, ribs, and shoulder. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations |
Other-than-serious | $5,398 | $5,398 | Nov 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Serious | $10,795 | $10,795 | Nov 12, 2020 | Final |
Fountain Mesa Rd Ohio Ave & Kansas Ave, Fountain, CO 80817 · Water Supply and Irrigation Systems · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations |
Other-than-serious | $3,031 | $3,031 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Colorado Springs site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 29 workers: 6.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.2 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Sun Materials, Inc Colorado Springs · 2020 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.2 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Dec 7, 2021, Denver: Hospitalization · multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was repositioning a scaffold form system to the next highest bracket on the elevator and stairway core. The scaffold system shifted and inverted while it was being hoisted by the crane. The employee fell 65 feet to the ground below. He suffered a broken leg, a pelvic injury, back injuries, wrist damage, and possible brain bleeding.
Aug 5, 2020, Florissant: Hospitalization · bruises, contusions · nonclassifiable
An employee was replacing a water line in a 7-foot deep trench. The trench caved-in and the employee was caught in the dislodged soil. The employee sustained bruises.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.1431(a)
(a) The use of equipment to hoist employees is 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 project's structural design or worksite conditions. This paragraph does not apply to work covered by subpart R (Steel Erection) of this part and also does not apply to routine personnel access to an underground worksite via shaft as covered by § 1926.800 (Underground Construction) of this part.
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(5)
(5) Formwork and reinforcing steel. Each employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel shall be 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.
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1)
(k) Inspections. (1) Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.
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