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Ambrose Branch #14: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Pittston Company
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406390

MSHA record for Ambrose Branch #14 (mine ID 4406390). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Coal Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ambrose Branch #14 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

August 10, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING BOTTOM COOLER LINES TO AN ENGINE IN HAULER, REACHED TO GET HOSE STRAINED LOWER BACK

May 24, 1990 VA · Coal MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

550 KAY TO WORKING ON SLOPE TRACK ON LEFT SIDE CAME OFF. AND OPERATOR WAS BACK OUT OF WORK AREA AND BACK ON TO A TREE E BEGIN TO SKID OFF THREAD AND TRUN ON IT SIDE.

May 2, 1990 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DEBRIS FROM DOZER EXHAUST INJURED EYE.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 11, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paramont Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OF HAULER AND ALLEGEDLY INJURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

November 17, 1989 VA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING TABLE BUSHING FROM BACK OF TRUCK. PLACED ON PLATFORM INJ BACK NO TIME LOST UNTIL 11-27-89 FOLLOWING EMP VISIT DR.

1988 · 1 incident

October 21, 1988 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

THIS MAN SAID HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM BULK TRUCK, IN DOING SO HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND INJURED HIS RIGHT FOOT. (WET & MUDDY CONDITIONS.)