National Perlite Products Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
REMOVING ROCK HE TRIPPED
WRIGHT CREEK: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Idaho Minerals Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc
Oneida County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000104
MSHA record for WRIGHT CREEK (mine ID 1000104). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1987–1991
- Latest incident
- Jun 1991
Ownership history
- Oneida Perlite Corp 1950 to 1986
- National Perlite Products Company 1986 to 1996
- Idaho Minerals Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
WRIGHT CREEK sits in Oneida County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.Oneida County, Idaho · Population 4,681
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$72,563
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1991 · 2 incidents
June 17, 1991
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Perlite Products Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
TRIED TO OPEN BOTTOM OF TRAN CAR. PULLED TWICE, TIRD TIME THE DOOR OPENED BACK GAVE ALSO.
1990 · 2 incidents
July 30, 1990
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
National Perlite Products Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
OPERATING ACETYLENE TORCH, PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO PULL-ON BOOT-BURNING THROUGH SOCK AND ONTO ANKLE.
National Perlite Products Company · Flash burns (welding)
EYES BURNT LOOKING AT WELDING BEING DONE.HE WAS IN ANOTHER ROOM WITH 2 DOOR AND 2 WINDOWS-THE ULTRA VIOLET RAY BURNT HIS EYES.
1989 · 5 incidents
National Perlite Products Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIS FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE TRAP AS HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER.HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
National Perlite Products Company · Struck against stationary object
WAS GOING DOWN TO THE OFFICE WHEN TURNING THE CORNER CAUGHT HIS SHOULDER ON A PIECE OF REBAR THAT WAS USED TO HOD WRENCHES.
National Perlite Products Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS PUTTING THE PRODUCT INTO THE TRAP AND KNOCKING THE STONES THROUGH THE VALVE HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN.
January 20, 1989
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Perlite Products Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WALKING ACROSS ICE-COVERED ROOF WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN HANDS.FELL ON ICE AND TWISTED LEFT LEG.-KNEE.
January 11, 1989
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Perlite Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS BREAKING FROZEN TRAILER BRAKES FREE REACHED UP UNDER THE TRAILER TO BREAK OFF THE ICE & WRENCHED HIS BACK
1988 · 1 incident
June 22, 1988
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Perlite Products Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
TIRED TO LOOSEN A NUT ON THE VACUUM SYSTEM WITH ARMS. WHEN HE COULD NOT HE LEANED AGAINST THE VACUUM SYSTEM AND USED HIS FEET AND LEGS TO PUSH ON THE PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE NUT. HE FELT SOM ETHING POP IN HIS BACK.
1987 · 1 incident
May 11, 1987
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
National Perlite Products Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ARING CONVEYOR BELTS AND IT BOUNCED AND PULLED HIM INTO THE BELT.