#1 Tipple Coal
#1 Tipple has no reportable incidents on file with MSHA.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Tacoma Fuel Company 1977 to 1984
- Tacoma Coal Corp 1984 to 1985
- Winchester Coal Sales Inc 1985 to 1990
- Tri-Star Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
- American Coal Trading Inc 1991 to 1991
- Tacoma Coal Corp 1991 to 1996
- Tosh Coal Company 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3 |
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
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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.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 reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.