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#1 Tipple: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Greater Wise Inc · Facility
Controlled by William D Humphreys
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403259

#1 Tipple has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Greater Wise Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1986 4
1985 14
1984 10
1983 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Tipple sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
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

1984 · 1 incident

February 14, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Greater Wise Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE HAMMERS IN A COAL CRUSHER. THE INJURED WAS HOLDING A BAR BEING DRIVEN INTO CRUSHER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND FELL BEHIND THE BAR. THE BAR HIT HIS HAND AND BROKE THE RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AND BRUISED HIS HAND.

1983 · 1 incident

November 3, 1983 VA · Coal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greater Wise Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL SAMPLING COAL ON R R CAR.WALKED UNDER COAL CHUTE FROM TIPPLE SHOVEL HIT CHUTE CAUSING INJURED TO LOOSE BALANCE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.PULLED LIGAMENT IN BACK OF LEFT KNEE.