Mining Incidents

Deep Mine #16 Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406427

MSHA record for Deep Mine #16 (mine ID 4406427). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1989 · 6 incidents

December 11, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED 20 FEET INBY SPAD #17695 SOUTH MAIN SECTION. SIZE OF FALL 40 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE, 8 FEET HIHG. AREA SUPPORTED WITH 60 TENSION REBAR. FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

September 14, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON B-PANEL, 70' INBY SPAD #17010. SIZE OF FALL 75' LONG X 20' WIDE X 10' HIGH. ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE BLEEDER SYSTEM. THIS FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AND WILL NOT B E CLEANED UP. AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF.

September 11, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 7 RIGHT OFF C PANEL EXTENDING INTO B PANEL BLEEDER AT SPAD 17100 SIZE OF FALL 70 FT LONG X 10 FT HIGH X 20 FT WIDE. FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AND WILL NOT BE CLEAN ED UP. AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.

September 7, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #7 ENTRY AT SPAD #17027 SIZE OF FALL 40FT LONGX10FT HIGH X20FT WIDE THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF ROOF FALL THAT OCCURRED ON 090789 IN #7 ENTRY FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATI ON & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

September 6, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON C PANEL #7HEADING 70FT INBY SPAD #17027 SIZE OF FALL 60FT LONG X 20FT WIDE X10FT HIGH AREA IS SUPPORTED WITH 5FT TENSION REBAR BOLTS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP & DOES NO T AFFECT VENTILATION

June 12, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND BY FIREBOSS ON 1ST MAINS IN #1 INTAKE ENTRY, 70" INBY SPAD #15929. SIZE OF FALL - 20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 12' HIGH. FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTIALTION AND WILLNOT BE CLEANED UP. A REA HAS BAEEN DANGERED OFF. AREA IS SUPPORTED WITH 72" RESIN RODS.

1988 · 8 incidents

November 22, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN SAID HE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN A PEIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND AND WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE

September 9, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS MAN SAID HE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE XPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

July 25, 1988 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THIS MAN SAID HE HAD GOTTEN OFF HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO HELP ANOTHER OPERATOR WHO'S MACHINE WAS DISABLED, WHILE DOING SO HIS SHUTTLE CAR PINNED HIM AGAINST THE DISABLED CAR.

July 14, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN AN INTERSECTION AT SPAD #15869 IN #2 INTAKE ENTRY, SIZE OF FALL 20' WIDE X 20' LONG X 15' HIGH. AREA SUPPORTED WITH 72" FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS. ROOF FALL WILL NOT BE CL EANED UP AND DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION. AREA CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.

June 2, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE MAINS IN #2 ENTRY INBY SPAD #15800 SIZE OF FALL APPROX 50 FT LONG 30 FT WIDE AND 10 FT HIGH AREA SUPPORTED WITH 72 IN FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS ROOF FALL DOES NOT EFF ECT VENTILATION WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AREA IS DANGERED OFF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE

June 1, 1988 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

THIS MAN SAID HE WAS OPERATING A GOODMAN MOTOR, HELPING ROCK DUST. THE RESISTORS ON MOTOR WERE HOT AS HE GOT OUT OF MOTOR HE LAID HI RIGHT HAND ON RESISTOR COVER THUS BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND.

May 20, 1988 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS MAN WAS LAYING TRACK AT SURFACE AREA NEAR UNDERGROUND MINE OPENING I.NAME REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND WIPED HIS F ACE WITH CLOTH THUS PARTICLES FROM CLOTH BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYES

May 12, 1988 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS MAN STATED THAT HE AND A CO WORKER WERE REMOVING A 10 HP PUMP THAT WAS STUCK IN MUD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE PUMP HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE

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