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Canepatch #41: 1 reportable incident Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Pittston Company
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406739

Canepatch #41 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Coal Corp 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1995 2 12,852
1994 73 622,556
1993 61 275,897
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Canepatch #41 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

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

October 15, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS ON CATWALK TO REMOVE CATWALK FROM DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF CATWALK AND LEANING OVER TO SEE THE LAST BOLT HE WAS CUTTING. AFTER CUTTING LAST BOLT, PLA TFORM FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN HEAD, CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.