November 17, 1983
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B R J Inc · Fall from machine
MAN FELL FROM BELT LINE WHILE GREASING.
Upco Ward Tipple: 1 reportable incident Coal
Upco Ward Tipple has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Nov 1983
Ownership history
- B R J Inc 1981 to 1989
- Upco Coal Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1985 | 14 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1983 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Upco Ward Tipple sits in Harrison County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.9% 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.Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 65,407
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,326
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.