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Rockton Tipple: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Avery Inc
Rockton, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606526

MSHA record for Rockton Tipple (mine ID 3606526). 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
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Avery Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1982
  2. Avery Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rockton Tipple sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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

January 18, 1984 PA · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avery Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BIN AT THE TIPPLE SITE; DUE TO THE ICE AND SNOW EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 3 FT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INJURY.