# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Best Steel LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024054293` · 5/15/2024 · THORNTON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle or mobile equipment failure
## Employer
- **Name:** Best Steel LLC
- **Location:** 15003 Grant St., THORNTON, COLORADO, 80241
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing horizontal bracing. They were approximately 32 feet high in an extended scissor lift when one of the wheels broke off. The scissor lift tipped over and the employee struck the ground, sustaining a concussion and two broken ribs.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*