Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1135573 - Pressure Concrete Construction Co

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1135573

Report ID: 0317740

Date Opened: 08/29/1984

Site Address:
Pressure Concrete Construction Co
Mack Truck Plant 12th & Lehigh St
Allentown, PA 18103

Mailing Address:
102 Welland Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/28/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/15/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900672627	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14544175

Event: 08/27/1984

CHERRY PICKER STRUCK BY LOAD ON FLATBED RAIL CAR.

ON AUGUST 27,1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 A.M., TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORK- ING FROM A CHERRY PICKER WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS AT 12TH AND LEHIGH STREETS. THE EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING CEMENT FROM UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE, WHICH CROSSES OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS. A TRAILER, WHICH WAS LOADED ON A FLATBED RAIL CAR, STRUCK THE CHERRY PICKER, KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEES OUT OF THE CHERRY PICKER AND ONTO THE GROUND. THEY SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES.

Keywords: FLATBED RAIL CAR, FALL, BRIDGE, RAILROAD, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1135573			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	1135573			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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