Pennsylvania Perlite Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WAS PULLING DOWN AN OVERHEAD DOOR AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK
Pennsylvania Perlite Corporation: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Pennsylvania Perlite Corp
· Facility
Controlled by
Sharkan Joseph G
Lehigh County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607068
MSHA record for Pennsylvania Perlite Corporation (mine ID 3607068). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Mar 1984
Ownership history
- Pennsylvania Perlite Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pennsylvania Perlite Corporation sits in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · Population 375,408
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$77,493
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1984 · 2 incidents
February 14, 1984
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennsylvania Perlite Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CHECKING THE BAGHOUSE IN THE PLANT. HE WAS BENT DOWN & HE TWISTED AT THE SAME TIME. HE THEN STRAINED HIS RIGHT HIP.
1983 · 5 incidents
October 19, 1983
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennsylvania Perlite Corp · Struck by falling object
HE WAS TAKING EMPTY SKIDS OUT OF THE BUILDING WHEN ONE FELL & THE POINT OF THE SKID HIT THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF HIS ELFT FOOT.
June 27, 1983
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Pennsylvania Perlite Corp · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO CHECK THE ORE, AND HE JAMBED HIS THUMB ON A PIPE.
June 1, 1983
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennsylvania Perlite Corp · Struck by falling object
HE WAS UNLOADING MOTORS OFF OF A TRAILER AND THE MOTOR FELL ON HIS FINGER AND CRUSHED IT AGAINST A SHOP CART.
April 12, 1983
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pennsylvania Perlite Corp · Fall onto or against objects
UNLOADING PERLITE FROM TRAILER AT DELIVERY SITE HE SLIPPED ON THE STEEL PLATFORM AND IT CUT HIS RT THIGH AS HE FELL
April 6, 1983
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Pennsylvania Perlite Corp · Struck against stationary object
SEWING BAGS ON SEWING MACHINE, BENT OVER AND WHEN HE GOT UP HE BUMPED HIS HEAD RIGHT SIDE ON THE SEWING MACHINE.