Mining Incidents

Deep Mine #21 Coal

Paramont Coal Corporation · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406769

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
18
significant & substantial
$3,570
proposed penalties
$1,357
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 25,465 1 0 39.3
2002 Q2 1,618 1 0 618.0
2001 Q4 1,040 11 5 10576.9
2001 Q3 9,949 20 11 2010.3
2001 Q2 2,914 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 12,950 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

August 28, 2002 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MINE EXAMINER IN A BLEEDER ENTRY. FALL IS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND DOD NOT AFFECT THE VENTILATION. FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION AT SURVEY STATION #6814.

July 19, 2002 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 20 FT INBY SURVEY STATION #5969. THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THE FALL IS 0" - 3 1/2'THICK AND MEASURED 18'WIDE X 40'LONG. THE FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR TRAVEL AN D WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

July 11, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING LEVEL WIND ACCESS LID WHEN THE WRENCH ON THE BACK SIDE SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE LID TO DROP PINCHING LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

2000 · 6 incidents

September 27, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A RUPPER TIRE FOUR WHEELER, WHEN TRAMMING THRU A WATER HOLE FRONT TIRE CAUGHT ON ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK HITTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. WENT TO ER. X-RAY REVEALED A POSSIBLE NON DISPLACED FRACTURE OF MIDDLE FINGER.

May 28, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE STATED HE WAS SETTING BREAKER TIMBERS, WHEN HE REACHED TO GET ANOTHER TIMBER A PIECE OF COAL FELL OFF THE RIB STRIKING EE ON RIGHT HAND. EE ALLEGED THAT THERE WAS OLD ROOF BOLT LAYING AT RI MBERS. VISTIS DR TO REMOVE METAL FORM HAND. SURGERY ON 6-5-00 RETAND TO WORK.

May 19, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROXIMATELY 10PM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVEREDBY SECTION FORMAN ON 004 SECTION, 4 LEFT MAIN ATSS 20401. THE FALL MEASURED 180'L X 18'W X 5'H. THE AREA WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND DOES NOT EFF ECT VENTILLATION OR TRAVELWAYS. ALL ACCESS TO FALL AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBEB AND DANGERED OFF.

April 17, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE THRU 4 LEFT CROSSCUT 70'INBY SS 20301. EE HAD CAR CABLE BEHIND BACK, BENT OVER PULLING WITH BOTH HANDS, WHEN HE STRUCK AN UNEVEN ROOF PLATE CUT TING RIGHT ELBOW.

March 7, 2000 VA · Coal FIRE
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

3/7/00 AT APPROX 10:15 AM A FIRE OCCURRED AT #2 CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE SS 9923. MINE POWER GOING UNDERGROUND WAS IMMEDIATELY DE-ENERGIZED. COMMUNICATION WAS MADE WITH SECTION FOREMAN WHO INSTRUCT ED HIS CREW OF THE EVACUATION PROCEDURES. SECTION FOREMAN AND 2 EE'S TRAVELED OUTBY TO FIRE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. MINE USES A FORCED AIR VENTILATION

March 1, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY FIREBOSS IN THE BLEEDER ENTRIES LEADING TO THE EVALUATION POIN OF E-2 PANEL OFF 2ND LEFT MAINS NEAR SURVEY STATION #9130. EFFECT TRAVELWAYS TO THE EVALUATION POIN T ON D-2 PANEL.