THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY McILVAINE SMITH, HENNESSEY, HOUGHTON, ADOLPH, DRUCKER, BARRAR, KILLION, MILNE, ROSS, SCHRODER, BISHOP, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, DALEY, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HUTCHINSON, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, MAJOR, MANN, MELIO, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, M. O'BRIEN, OLIVER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, READSHAW, ROCK, ROEBUCK, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, STABACK, SWANGER, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, YOUNGBLOOD AND PHILLIPS, NOVEMBER 3, 2010

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 3, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Honoring Schramm, Inc., a century-old Chester County

manufacturer and global supplier to the hydraulic drill

industry, for its assistance in helping to rescue 33 Chilean

miners.

WHEREAS, Schramm, Inc., is a century-old, privately owned

manufacturer and global supplier to the hydraulic drill industry

that has its main office in West Chester, Chester County; and

WHEREAS, Schramm, Inc., was in competition with drilling rigs

from all over the world to rescue 33 miners in Chile who became

trapped more than 2,000 feet below ground after a mine collapse

on August 5, 2010, an event which garnered worldwide attention;

and

WHEREAS, The company manufactured four of the nine rigs that

were initially used to locate the 33 trapped miners in Chile;

and

WHEREAS, Schramm, Inc., used drilling tools and bits supplied

by Center Rock, Inc., of Berlin, Somerset County; and

WHEREAS, Schramm, Inc.'s T685WS rig successfully reached the

miners on August 22, 2010, after punching a 5.5-inch diameter

hole through 2,300 feet of rock; and

WHEREAS, That hole allowed rescuers to supply the trapped

miners with food and supplies and a communications link to the

outside world; and

WHEREAS, Three rescue teams embarked on an effort to drill an

enlarged rescue shaft and the first team to reach the miners

used a Schramm model TS130XDE mobile drilling rig; and

WHEREAS, The company's TS130XDE rig was used to enlarge the

original hole to 28 inches and rescue the 33 miners; and

WHEREAS, All the miners were successfully rescued on October

13 and 14, 2010, with the help of Schramm, Inc.; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor Schramm,

Inc., of West Chester for its assistance in helping to rescue 33

Chilean miners; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to

Schramm, Inc., at 800 East Virginia Avenue, West Chester, PA

19380.