Mining Incidents

Gerlinda Tipple Coal

River Processing Inc · Facility
Chavies, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505368

MSHA record for Gerlinda Tipple (mine ID 1505368). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Newcon Coals Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Lost Mountain Mining Inc 1979 to 1981
  3. River Processing Inc 1981 to 1983
  4. River Processing Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Gerlinda Tipple sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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.