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Osaka Tipple: 1 reportable incident Coal

Applachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403332

MSHA record for Osaka Tipple (mine ID 4403332). 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
1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
Ownership history
  1. Westmoreland Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Osaka Tipple sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
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

1984 · 1 incident

October 22, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE HELP/ING TO FREE CONVEYOR CHAIN AND BY USING STEEL RAIL AND FRONT END LOADER TO PUSH CHAIN HE FELT A PAIN IN BACK