Mining Incidents

Clifton Tipple (2): 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Zuspan Velma G
Clifton, Mason County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607112

MSHA record for Clifton Tipple (2) (mine ID 4607112). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Raven Hocking Coal Corp 1986 to 1987
  2. Raven Hocking Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Clifton Tipple (2) sits in Mason County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Mason County, West Virginia · Population 25,214
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$53,454
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

1990 · 1 incident

March 21, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Raven Hocking Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED PERSON WAS PUTTING FUEL OIL IN SALAMANDER & IT CAUGHT ON FIRE & BURNED FACE.

1989 · 1 incident

March 10, 1989 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman MACHINERY
Raven Hocking Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL AND A PIECE FLEW IN RIGHT EYE.