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Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC operator

Controlled by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
MSHA operator ID: 0050885

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
875
Mines on record
30
Years on record
2002–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
7,042
citations
2,139
significant & substantial
$3,639,341
proposed penalties
$2,670,888
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2016
36
2015
104 (1f)
2014
85
2013
96
2012
61
2011
42
2010
43
2009
38
2008
38
2007
56
2006
64
2005
47
2004
92
2003
72 (1f)
2002
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
March 16, 2015 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was in the process of conducting his pre-shift exam on the section when he was found by another miner. He was pinned between a fallen rib and shuttle car that had been parked in the crosscut. The incident was not witnessed. Material that dislodged from the rib appeared to have struck the foreman on the right side of his body which resulted in fatal injuries.

October 22, 2003 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE OPERATOR HAD ALREADY BACKED THE CONTINUOUS MINER BACK AND DROPPED HIS CABLE. AS HE WAS TRAMMING TO SET UP FOR THE END CUT OF THE NO. 6 BLOCK HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND THE RIGHT RIB CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.