Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1413340.015 - Eshbach Brothers, Lp

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1413340.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 07/03/2019

Site Address:
Eshbach Brothers, Lp
777 W. Walnut St.
Allentown, PA 18101

Mailing Address:
1440 N 9th Street, Reading, PA 19604

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238140/Masonry Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/09/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1471538	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 117707.015

Event: 07/01/2019

Employee's leg is fractured when struck by falling scaffold

At 10:00 a.m. on July 1, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were performing masonry work at a multifamily residential structure that was being constructed. Employee #1 was performing various duties at ground level in the general area where scaffolding was being erected. Scaffolding planks that were being lifted to the first deck fell and struck the employee. The employee required hospitalization and treatment for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Erection Process, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Masonry, Plank, Raised platform, Scaffold, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1413340.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons

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