Establishment profile
KEY STRUCTURES, LLC
319 LOCKHEED ST, PUEBLO, CO, 81001
Operated by Challenger Group
332311 — Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
EIN 364907784
Summary
KEY STRUCTURES, LLC has accumulated 44 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 5 years of recorded history, with $279,209 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 234 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KEY STRUCTURES, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 27 citations in this view · $269,697 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 2 | 2 | $22,612 | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C07 I | 2 | 2 | $20,854 | Feb 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0140 D02 II | 2 | 2 | $19,522 | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 2 | 2 | $15,634 | Dec 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | $14,975 | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 2 | 2 | $8,135 | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B03 | 2 | 2 | $2,607 | Dec 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0452 W02 | 1 | 1 | $86,890 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0454 A | 1 | 1 | $13,518 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0451 B02 | 1 | 1 | $9,462 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 I | 1 | 1 | $8,933 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $6,961 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $6,759 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B08 | 1 | 1 | $6,072 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 A | 1 | 1 | $5,204 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $5,204 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $4,641 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $4,344 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J03 | 1 | 1 | $4,338 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,032 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3323 within CO. Peer group: 234 employers. This establishment has 44 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 95 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2020 – Jan 2021
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2021 | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Knee(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Skull | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2021 | Climbing,Descending Ladder,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Installing,Knee,Leg,Roof,Shingles,Slippery Surface | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Concrete Floor,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Pulling,Scaffold,Screw,Vertebra | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for KEY STRUCTURES, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KEY STRUCTURES, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KEY STRUCTURES, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for KEY STRUCTURES, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KEY STRUCTURES, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-07-11 | Follow-up | 4 | 2 | $34,706 | |
| 2022-04-21 | Follow-up | 4 | 2 | $28,076 | |
| 2021-03-03 | Follow-up | 4 | 3 | $9,095 | |
| 2021-02-23 | Follow-up | 13 | 11 | $150,905 | |
| 2021-01-08 | Referral | 5 | 3 | $26,067 | |
| 2020-09-10 | Complaint | 14 | 10 | $30,360 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KEY STRUCTURES, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Challenger Group.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Challenger Group across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in prefabricated metal building and component manufacturing within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JOAQUIN ENTERPRISES, LLCCOMMERCE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOAQUIN MANUFACTURING CORPCOMMERCE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- GREAT WESTERN BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLCGRAND JUNCTION — 1 federal enforcement record
- T. A. PELSUE COMPANYENGLEWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- STEEL FABRICATORS, INC.FORT COLLINS — 1 federal enforcement record
- GATES AND SONS, INC.DENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- SIGMA METALS INC.COLORADO SPGS — 1 federal enforcement record
- ATLANTIC BUILDING SYSTEMS LLCENGLEWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- ADVANCED METAL TECHNOLOGIESPUEBLO — 0 federal enforcement records
- PRIME CUSTOM METALS, INC.DENVER — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KEY STRUCTURES, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KEY STRUCTURES, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- KEY STRUCTURES, LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 44 violations and $279,209 in total penalties.
- How does KEY STRUCTURES, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- KEY STRUCTURES, LLC operates in the prefabricated metal building and component manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. KEY STRUCTURES, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.52 compared to an industry average of 2.