The dedicated structural collapse attorneys at Denena & Points note that a worker employed on the $130 million Boulder Community Foothills Hospital expansion project in Boulder, CO recently died when the steel canopy he and other workers were on suddenly collapsed beneath them. The steel-beamed canopy fell about 15 or 20 feet to strike the worker from behind as he toppled from the collapsing structure. One worker suffered severe injuries in the steel canopy collapse and another nearby worker suffered minor injuries. A crane lifted the steel canopy off of the fatally injured worker.
OSHA, the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration closed the construction site for the purposes of an investigation of the site and the contracting company. OSHA investigates when work accidents result in a fatality or in 3 or more injuries. The site of the fatal steel canopy collapse is the future home of the Boulder hospital’s Anderson Medical Center. The Center is planned as a 46.000 square foot complex that would house a cardiac center, offices, and an outpatient center.
Our structural collapse attorneys point out that contractor violations are not the only possible causes behind collapse of a steel canopy structure. Other causes implicated in structural collapses of the past include:
If you’ve been injured in a structural collapse incident, contact our experienced structural collapse attorneys for a free and confidential legal consultation and case evaluation regarding your accident. Our practical knowledge and experience regarding such injury accidents could help you find your way to the full financial recovery you deserve for your injuries.