Mining Incidents

Deep Mine #10 Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Underground
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405882

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1984 · 1 incident

February 17, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

180\ INBY THE PORTAL AT #3 ENTRYU A FALL IN THE INTAKE SIDE WAS FOUND WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATION THE AREA WILL BE CLEAN UP AS TO NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE AIR - FALL IS 70 - 75\ L & 6 T O 8\ HIGH

1983 · 5 incidents

August 31, 1983 VA · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

THIS ALLEGEDLY OCCURED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING TOOLS FROM TOOL BOX LID OF BOX FELL STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD

May 18, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE WHEN IT SPRANG BACK STRIKING HIS NOSE.

May 11, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED SAID HE WAS SETTING ROOF JACK WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS ALEG.

April 6, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND BACK

January 6, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WENT TO GET A RAINSUIT OFF BOLTING MACHINE. AS HE SQUATTED BESIDE MACHINE, ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING LOWER BACK.