Tipple Mine Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL TWO BREAKS UNDER GROUN IN NO.2 ENTRY. IT IS ABOUT 40'L7'H. INBETWEEN SPAD NO. 16 & SPAD NO. 23. HAPPENED ON IDLE SHIFT. NO INJURIES. NO OBSTRUCTION OF AIRWAYS.
Mine No 1: 13 reportable incidents Coal
Tipple Mine Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
William G Skewes
Elbert,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608117
MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4608117). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1993–1996
- Latest incident
- Jul 1996
Ownership history
- Tipple Mine Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file1996 · 4 incidents
May 6, 1996
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Tipple Mine Inc · Struck by powered moving object
ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON MAN TRIP AND IT TOOK OFF AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.
Tipple Mine Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS PUTTING A CABLE REEL IN A SHUTTLE CAR AND HURT HIS LEFT ELBOW AND SHOULDER. PULLED SOMETHING IN LFT ELBOW AND SHOULDER.
Tipple Mine Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLOSING DOOR ON RAID ROAD CAR BAR SLIPPED & HIT ME SIDE OF HEAD.
1995 · 4 incidents
Tipple Mine Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE WAS WORKING ON M #2 BELT HEAD ADNSLIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
October 9, 1995
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Tipple Mine Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MASHED THUMB BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE AND HEAD ON MACHINE WHEN INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT.
Tipple Mine Inc · Fall from machine
FELL OFF MAN TRIP WHENHE WAS GETTING OFF OF IT HE BROKE A BONE IN RIGHT HAND
July 21, 1995
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tipple Mine Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE THE BUGGY OPERATOR WAS LOADING HIS BUGGY BEHIND THE CONTINUOUS MINER A PEACE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN SIDE OF THE HEAD.
1994 · 2 incidents
December 29, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Tipple Mine Inc · Struck by falling object
HE HAD INSTALLED HIS FIRST ROOF BOLT IN THE WORKING PLACE. HE WAS GETTING READY TO MOVE THE MACHINE & INSTALL THE SECOND BLOT, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM EDGE OF RIB & HIT RIGHT ANKL E. IT CRACKED A BONE. HE WORKED THE REST OF SHIFT, THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BRUISED.
September 6, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tipple Mine Inc · Struck by falling object
THIS PERSON WAS PULLING UP SLACK ON MINER CABLE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOFSPORT. IT HIT HIM ON LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT. IT PULLED LIGAMENTS IN ANKLE.
1993 · 3 incidents
May 12, 1993
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tipple Mine Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS CRAWLING TO PAGE PHONE TO CALL OUT SIDE WHEN HIS KNEE LOCKED UP.
Tipple Mine Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WHEN THIS AREA WAS MINED THE ROOF WAS LEAD AND HAD WATER COMING OUT OF IT. THE AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF AND DANGERED OFF. THE FALL WAS IN A BREAK BETWEEN NO. 7 AND NO. 8 ENTRY AT SPAD 191. THE FA LL WAS ABOUT 1700 FT. FROM FACE AREA.
Tipple Mine Inc · Accident type, without injuries
RIGHT RETURN NO. ENTRY AT SPAD NO28 ROOF FALL ABOUT 30 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE 10 FT HIGH FALL WAS 3 BREAKS FROM OUT SIDE RENOUTED VENTILATION FALL WAS CAUSED BY WATER IN THE ROOF AND RAINY WEATHER .