Eastern Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF EXPANDED STEEL ONTO PICK UP TRUCK UNTI 217 WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS FALLING ONTO HIS ARM AND CUTTING IT.
Eastern Ind Inc-Kunkletown #115: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Eastern Ind Inc-Kunkletown #115 (mine ID 3603140). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
Ownership history
- Eastern Industries Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Eastern Ind Inc-Kunkletown #115 sits in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Monroe County, Pennsylvania · Population 167,784
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$82,374
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1988 · 2 incidents
April 9, 1988
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Industries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SYMONS CRUSHER, USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS AND REPLACE WITH NEW ONES.