Mining Incidents

88 Strip Coal

Bee, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4407163

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
59
Years on record
2007–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
233
citations
70
significant & substantial
$69,674
proposed penalties
$60,649
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
2025 Q4 73,016 13 3 178.0
2025 Q3 78,329 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 81,771 7 1 85.6
2024 Q3 83,814 2 0 23.9
2022 Q4 78,441 3 2 38.2
2022 Q3 86,995 4 1 46.0
2022 Q1 83,210 2 0 24.0
2021 Q3 79,175 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

59 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

December 9, 2024 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Contura, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Torque Contractor was coming off dump hill and hit jake brake. Acted like it went from 3rd stage to 1st stage and jerked EE's neck. First day missed was 12/10/2024.

May 21, 2024 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down off dozer. The ground was further down than EE thought. EE slipped down while still holding onto the push horn with right hand. This resulted in a nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna.

2023 · 1 incident

November 14, 2023 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Paramont Contura, LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was welding on excavator bucket. The bucket had been removed from the machine. While welding the shank onto the bucket, the bucket rolled toward EE pinning both feet. This resulted in a fracture of the 5th metatarsal on EE's left foot.

2022 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2022 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Emp. working on excavator wiring issue. Stepped on roller frame, placed knee on track, knee popped. felt slight pain in knee rest of day. Next AM EE's knee was sore, weight sensitive. Called supervisor, Work Partner said put ice on knee and take ibuprofen. Injury did not result in restricted work days or days away from work. Carter was notified 10/2/23 of upcoming surgery.

January 1, 2022 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Contura, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Technician was working block time for customer, and was installing transmission in a 993k loader. Technician was exiting transmission area on the loader when EE's left foot slipped and caused EE's body weight to transfer to left arm. Tech felt pain in the bicep.

2021 · 3 incidents

October 20, 2021 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 10/20/2021.

August 23, 2021 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 8/23/21.

August 23, 2021 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Contura, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 8/23/21.

2020 · 7 incidents

November 30, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Contura, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was welding retaining tabs on a drill head output shaft and drill sub. Employee tacked a 2" x 4" x 1/4" piece of metal onto the output shaft. Employee began hammering the metal to bend it around the shaft. The tack broke allowing the metal to fly, striking employee in the face knocking out teeth.

November 4, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Paramont Contura, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Technician was using a 30 ton hydraulic ram to break the inside tire bead on the RRI of a 785 rigid frame haul truck. When the pressure was released from the ram it fell to the ground then bouncing crushing technician's thumb on left hand against the hydraulic pump.

September 14, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing shims in a wheel unit off of a 785 haul truck. While removing the shims, one slipped falling across EE's fingers resulting in lacerations and stitches.

September 10, 2020 VA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Contura, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Operator was carrying a large rock out of pit. The loader turned down grade and rear came off the ground causing rock to come out of bucket which resulted in loader bouncing and bouncing the operator in the cab causing excessive strain on EE's left shoulder.

May 15, 2020 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Contura, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 5/15/2020.

April 27, 2020 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Contura, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 4/27/2020 for employee.

April 22, 2020 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis on 4/22/2020 for employee. EE was termed on 8/28/2018.

2019 · 5 incidents

April 29, 2019 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 4/29/2019.

April 22, 2019 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Contura, LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was driving bucket pin into Excavator with a 20 pound sledge hammer when employee felt a pop & pain in left shoulder.

February 6, 2019 VA · Coal superintendent ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Paramont Contura, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

During meeting the phone rang and EE stepped out to take the call. As EE was walking down the steps, EE put EE's weight on EE's left leg and felt pain in EE's lower back and tingling in EE's left leg from EE's knee down.

January 28, 2019 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for EE on 1/28/2019.

January 8, 2019 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 1/8/2019.

2018 · 3 incidents

June 26, 2018 VA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator MACHINERY
Paramont Contura, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Operator backed dozer up, it jarred on pit floor causing the seat belt to tighten up on lower belly. This resulted in a bruised abdomen.

May 21, 2018 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Contura, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 5/21/2018.

May 9, 2018 VA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Contura, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking behind parts trailer when a non-venomous snake bit EE on EE's right leg above EE's boot top. After being startled by the snake, EE sprained EE's right ankle. EE became lost time on 5/15/18 due to the ankle sprain.

2016 · 7 incidents

August 16, 2016 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Paramont Contura, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Field technician was cutting a bushing from a 993K frame using a torch. While cutting, a piece of hot metal dropped onto the test port hose for the brake accumulator. The hot metal burned the hose which discharged the oil. The oil sprayed onto the cutting torch which immediately flamed up, causing a burn to the side of the technician's left face and ear

July 5, 2016 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. EE was termed on 9/28/15.

June 2, 2016 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE. EE last worked on 5/30/14 and was termed on 11/29/14.

May 10, 2016 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. Employee was termed on 3/17/2016.

April 27, 2016 VA · Coal drill operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. EE was termed on 9/25/15.

April 27, 2016 VA · Coal drill operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. EE was termed on 9/25/15.

March 30, 2016 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. EE was termed on 9/28/15.

2015 · 6 incidents

November 10, 2015 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. No % disability at this time.

September 22, 2015 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Drill steel fell out of rack and hit employee on the left side pushing his right side into a piece of pipe. He was tying his boom to the steel to secure it from falling to be welded. This resulted in 1 fractured rib.

August 20, 2015 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was leaving the dump area and ran into a hole in road. This caused his left rear to bounce and his seat bottomed out resulting in lower back pain.

February 26, 2015 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for ee. He last worked on 2/8/13 and was termed due to reduction in force on 4/8/13.

February 4, 2015 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Mechanic was doing a spot check of steering components on a 785 Caterpillar hauler. The mechanic was making his exit from underneath the hauler when the driver turned the steering and caught the mechanic in a pinch point between the hauler tire and the fuel tank of the hauler. Injury resulted in a multiple clavicle fracture with both lungs partially collapsed.

January 8, 2015 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 3/28/2012.

2014 · 10 incidents

December 11, 2014 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 1/17/2010.

December 11, 2014 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 1/17/2010.

November 18, 2014 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 1/9/14.

October 3, 2014 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was stepping into the driver's side of the man trip bus. He struck his head on bus overhang above the driver's side door. He fell backwards landing on the gravel parking lot hitting his head and upper shoulders on the ground causing numbness to his legs, arms and a small laceration to his head.

August 18, 2014 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 8/18/2014 for Clovis Adams. Employee last worked on 12/1/2011.

August 14, 2014 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 8/14/2014 for EE. Employee last worked on 1/9/2014.

July 7, 2014 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis on 7/7/2014. Employee last worked on 2/8/2013 and is no longer employed with the company.

July 7, 2014 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 7/7/2014. Employee last worked on 2/8/2013 and is no longer employed with the company.

April 9, 2014 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim with diagnosis on 4/9/2014. Employee was termed on 4/9/2013 and is no longer with the company. Accident date of 4/9/2013 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

January 9, 2014 VA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim on 6/11/2014. Employee last worked on 1/9/2014. Accident date of 1/9/2014 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

2013 · 4 incidents

September 12, 2013 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss claim on 9/12/2013. Employee last worked on 3/28/2012 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 3/28/2012 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

August 26, 2013 VA · Coal FIRE
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Accident type, without injuries

D11T dozer ruptured hose and a fire started underneath the engine, under floor panels and around the transmission.

August 7, 2013 VA · Coal drill operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim on 8/7/2013. Employee last worked on 9/13/2011 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 9/13/2011 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

July 25, 2013 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing a tooth on CL-007 993K loader bucket. While striking the tooth with a hammer a piece of tooth broke away and imbedded into his inside left thigh area.

2012 · 2 incidents

June 14, 2012 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee had mounted hauler by using a front ladder. He was pulling the ladder up with chain and felt a sharp pain in the center of his lower back.

May 21, 2012 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing final drive. Holding pin hammer in left hand and sledge hammer in right hand. Hit the pin and the hammer handle hit ee in rib cage causing him to miss the pin hammer and hit his left hand. Fracture to left middle finger.

2010 · 3 incidents

November 15, 2010 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Struck against a moving object

Dozer operator claimed small jar caused onset of cold sweats.

June 7, 2010 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Struck against stationary object

Removed hard hat to check underneath cab to make sure brake lines were hooked up. When he stood up, struck his head on top mirror bracket on left side of cab.

2009 · 1 incident

February 26, 2009 VA · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Performing 1000 hours service on 345 excavator. EE attempted to climb on to the machine and due to rainy & muddy conditions, his foot slipped off the step causing him to slip and twist his left shoulder while holding onto the handrail. Pain in shoulder got much worse on 3/2 and ee sought treatment.

2008 · 2 incidents

June 19, 2008 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was cutting a tree that had a grapevine in the top, when the tree started falling the grapevine redirected it toward the cutter, striking him. EE sustained a dislocated shoulder and a small cut above the eye.

February 7, 2008 VA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Fall from machine

Injured climbing up the ladder of the loader, when his right hand slipped off the ladder causing him to swing ground and fall from the loader hitting on his butt and then backwards causing his head to strike the bottom edge of the hyralic tank.

2007 · 1 incident