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ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.

446-450 UNION BLVD., ALLENTOWN, PA, 18103
238140Masonry Contractors

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OSHA inspections
2
over 42 years
Violations
5
$780 in penalties
Penalties
$780
$156 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

ESHBACH BROTHERS INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $780 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,994 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 39 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ESHBACH BROTHERS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.0 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$780
$156 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $780 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0451 D1011$420Mar 1984Mar 1984
29 CFR 1926.0500 B0511$220Nov 1986Nov 1986
29 CFR 1926.0028 A11$140Nov 1986Nov 1986
29 CFR 1926.0050 F11Nov 1986Nov 1986
29 CFR 1926.0150 A0111Nov 1986Nov 1986

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

72nd

Above average violations in NAICS 2381 within PA. Peer group: 72,994 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
80th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
2

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) · Jul 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 1, 2019Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
39 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 39+ years. Most recent activity: 39 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 ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for ESHBACH BROTHERS INC., not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ESHBACH BROTHERS INC. locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-032578Unfair labor practiceNov 2003May 2005ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1986-11-03Planned42$360
1984-03-07Planned11$420

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ESHBACH BROTHERS INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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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Frequently asked

What is ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ESHBACH BROTHERS INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $780 in total penalties.
How does ESHBACH BROTHERS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ESHBACH BROTHERS INC. operates in the masonry contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.