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Therm-O-Rock: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dobkin I Todd
Washington County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607089

MSHA record for Therm-O-Rock (mine ID 3607089). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Allied Block Chemical Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Therm-O-Rock sits in Washington County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Washington County, Pennsylvania · Population 209,778
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$77,487
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

August 27, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Allied Block Chemical Company · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF A RAILCAR.HE WAS LIFTING A LADDER OUT OF A HOLE IN THE RAIL CAR.WHEN HE LIFTED THE LADDER,IT HIT AN ELECTRIC LINE.

1984 · 1 incident

March 4, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Allied Block Chemical Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS RECONNECTING A PIPE ON AIR LOCK FAN. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF PIPE AND WENT INTO AIR LOCK FAN. HE WAS USING NO TOOLS AT THE TIME.