Mining Incidents

Deep Mine #38 Coal

Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407065

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
68
citations
41
significant & substantial
$6,712
proposed penalties
$1,561
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
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 12,714 3 2 236.0
2004 Q2 20,491 7 5 341.6
2004 Q1 14,051 4 2 284.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2004 · 6 incidents

August 5, 2004 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 18' wide x 75' long x 5-8' thick beginning 15' inby spad #411. no equipment was involved, no injury occurred, ventilation was disturbed (crushed a brattish that has been re-built), the fall will not be cleaned up.

July 22, 2004 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN. AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LADDER HE LOST HIS FOOTING & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION SEVERAL DAYS LATER: NO TREATMENT PERFORMED; WAS GIVEN A FULL RETURN TO WORK SLIP. EE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN & RETURNED TO THE DOCTOR ON 8/12/04: FLUID DRAWN & STEROIDS INJECTED, MAKING INJ. REPORTABLE. EE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK.

June 18, 2004 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING A BIT INSERT WHEN SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM THE AREA, STRIKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND CAUSING THE LEFT LENS TO SHATTER. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME BUT PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS USED AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE MAKING THIS REPORTABLE.

April 11, 2004 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLIPPED ON CROSS-OVER WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE WALK-THRU AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE, CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

April 5, 2004 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee exited his roof bolter under supported top. A small rock fell from the top causing a small laceration to the top of his right ear which required stitches.

March 3, 2004 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING FIRST BOLT IN THE SECOND ROW WHEN A ROCK 4' X 4' X 3" FELL FROM INBY AND CAME UNDER THE CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISE TO HIS SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 03/09/04. LOST TIME BEGAN 03/09/04.