Integrity Rebar Placers: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on May 9, 2020 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall when rebar cage structure collaps

At 5:45 a.m. on May 9, 2020, an employee was standing approximately forty-five feet up a sixty foot structure tying flare rebar on the structure. At some point, the structure collapsed with the employee still on it. The employee was killed by severe crushing injuries when the rebar cage landed on top of the employee.

Incident on Dec 6, 2017: Employee operating scissorlift has fingers amputated

At 7:00 a.m. on December 6, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction rebar company, was working at a multiemployer construction site. He was on a Genie Scissorlift Model Number GS-4069DC and installing 30-foot lengths of rebar for a concrete wall construction. In the process of operating the lift, his left hand became caught and crushed between the lift's handrail and a board holding the rebar. He was admitted and treated for the partial amputation of two fingers. amputation of two fingers.

Incident on May 13, 2013 (fatal): Foreman is fatally crushed when forklift tips over

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on May 13, 2013, Employee #1, a foreman regularly emp loyed by Integrity Rebar Placers, was operating a rough terrain forklift at a co ntracted job site in Murrieta, CA. He was using the forklift to move bundles of steel. Employee #1 was positioning the forklift to pick up another load when the forklift tipped back and over. Employee #1 exited the cab of the forklift as th e machine tipped over. The forklift fell on top of Employee #1, pinning him unde r the lower section of the boom and crushing his abdomen. He was killed. The emp loyer notified Cal/OSHA of this fatality at approximately 8:35 a.m. on May 13, 2 013. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 had been employed by the company for approximately 2.5 months.

Incident on Mar 7, 2008: Employee falls from scaffold, fractures leg

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on March 7, 2008, Employee #1, a journeyman iron work er, was installing rebar to complete a sound wall on a highway construction proj ect. Employee #1 had climbed ladder to access the scaffold. Employee #1 was stan ding on the scaffold planks, and they gave way underneath him. Employee #1 fell to ground with the planks. Employee #1 was working in close proximity to some co workers. Employee #1 suffered a fracture of his right leg. Employee #1 was trans ported by local ambulance to the hospital and was hospitalized.