Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Deep Mine #10: 6 reportable incidents Coal

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

MSHA record for Deep Mine #10 (mine ID 4405882). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Deep Mine #10.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Coal Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Deep Mine #10 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

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.