Mining Incidents

Paragon LoadoutCoal

4th Gen Fuels LLC · Facility
Appalachia, Wise County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406943
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2023
Latest incident
Jun 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a grinder to remove a rusty bolt the grinder kicked back and struck the chin.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was closing open doors on train cars, prying them shut with a bar, when bar slipped out of door, releasing pressure on bar causing employee to stumble, causing pain to shoulder, back, & neck area - On 1-6-14 EE was treated in the ER with a return to work with no limitations. On 2-7-14 EE was seen by a specialist. On 2-10-14 EE would be off work for 3 weeks.

2012 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee standing on the ground checking Hydraulic oil on a 980 loader, he slipped and tried to catch himself with a grab rail on the loader, felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder and fell to the ground sustaining a laceration and a contusions to the left wrist and forearm.

2011 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A fuel truck caught fire and burnt longer than 30 minutes. This fire was called in to District five.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Moving a bottle of Argon Gas, the bottle turned & fell, striking employees in the back of his legs pinning him against his truck.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling underneath a conveyer beltline and reported that he felt sharp pain in his back when he twisted to empty his shovel.