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No 5 Tipple: 1 reportable incident Coal

Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603977

MSHA record for No 5 Tipple (mine ID 4603977). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jan 1988
Ownership history
  1. Gould Mines Inc 1974 to 1980
  2. Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Westmoreland Coal Company 1981 to 1983
  4. Rader Run Coal Corp 1983 to 1984
  5. Southern Coal Mining Of W Va Inc 1984 to 1984
  6. Viking Pocahontas Inc 1984 to 1987
  7. Coal Corp Of America Inc 1987 to 1991
  8. Getco Inc 1991 to 1992
  9. Gould Mining Inc 1992 to 1992
  10. Mountaineer Mid-Vol Coal Sales Inc 1992 to 1997
  11. Royal Scot Minerals Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 5 Tipple sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

January 28, 1988 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Fall from machine

HE CLIMBED ON S3DE OF COAL TRUCK BED WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM TRUCK TO INSTALL A SHELTER FOR A CONTRAST WELDER. HE LOST HIS FOOTONG AND FELL APPROX. 6 FEET TO THE FROZEN GROUND. BROKEN RIB . 3