Jensen Precast: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 2, 2011: Employee trips and hits his head with a piece of rebar

On September 2, 2011, Employee #1 of Jensen Precast was carrying a U shaped piec e of rebar over his shoulders, when he tripped over some stacked rebar. Employee #1 fell and was struck in back of head by the rebar and got knocked unconscious . Employee #1 was not hospitalized and was released to work the next day with li ght work restrictions.

Incident on May 14, 2009: Employee sustains non-work related heart attack

On May 14, 20009, Employee #1, a production supervisor and manager with Jensen P recast, was in the facility, offering assistance to the other employees, when he fainted. He was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 had had a pace maker f or three years prior to this time. The fainting spell was determined by the doct or to be a non-work related heart attack.

Incident on Sep 1, 2005: Employee falls off wooden pallet

On September 1, 2005, Employee #1, a truck driver/crane operator, was off loadin g an empty wooden pallet by standing it on edge, kicking the bottom out away fro m him, and pushing the top portion with his arms, so the pallet would land away from the truck. There was a piece of plastic banding material, which was not par t of the banding material belonging to Employee #1's load and was probably left on the pallet when it was purchased by the company. Employee #1's right foot got caught in the plastic banding strip causing him to jerk forward and lose his ba lance and fall forward off the truck. The fall distance was 4 ft 5 in. to the gr ound. Employee #1's right elbow landed on the edge of the pallet, forcing his el bow into his ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for broken ribs, pne umothorax on his right side, and a torn rotator cuff in the right shoulder.