Deep Mine #33: 30 MSHA citations
Coal
Wise,
Wise County,
VA
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407021
Deep Mine #33 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 2001–2002
- Latest incident
- May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
9
significant & substantial
$2,507
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 907 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Deep Mine #33 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
29 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
31.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
31.0%
reasonably likely or greater
17.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 3.4% none, 37.9% low, 58.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Deep Mine #33 shows 98% of 171 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2002-05-03, 24 years ago
81 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 90 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR79
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)23
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)14
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-04-24, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR10
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2002-01-22, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)2
- BELT MAN/CONVEYOR MAN1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
| Year |
within 1.5 mg/m3 |
samples |
| 2002 |
100% |
54 |
| 2001 |
97% |
117 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2002 |
8.4 |
9 |
| 2001 |
10.5 |
17 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2002 |
0% |
2 |
| 2001 |
40% |
5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Deep Mine #33 recorded 11.43 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.22 cases per 100 workers that year.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2002 |
53 |
199,003 |
| 2001 |
48 |
294,861 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Deep Mine #33 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter |
Hours worked |
Citations |
S&S |
Per 1M hrs |
| 2002 Q3 |
2,172 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 |
22,928 |
2 |
0 |
87.2 |
| 2002 Q1 |
43,318 |
10 |
4 |
230.9 |
| 2001 Q4 |
41,891 |
5 |
3 |
119.4 |
| 2001 Q3 |
42,573 |
5 |
0 |
117.4 |
| 2001 Q2 |
20,017 |
8 |
2 |
399.7 |
| 2001 Q1 |
540 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file
2002 · 9 incidents
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT SS #1060 IN THE #6 ENTRY. THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THE FALL 18 BY 18 BY 6' HIGH. THE FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATIONOR TRAVEL AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
A FALL OCCURED AT THIS MINE IN THE #6 ENTRY INBY SPAD #3150. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 18' LONG X 6' WIDE & 4-5' HIGH. THE FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR IMPEDE TRAVEL & WILL NOT BE CLEANE D UP. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY AN EE AT 2:45 AM IN THE #6 ENTRY APPROX 80' OUTBY SPAD 3150. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 45' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6-7' HIGH. THE FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR IMP EED TRAVEL & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
THE 001 MINER WAS LOADING THE 2ND RUN IN THE 2NDCUT (RIGHT CUT) ON 3 CUT PILLAR PLAN. THE ROOF STARTED WORKING AND THE MINER OPR BACKED THE MINER OUT OF THE CUT BETWEEN THE BLOCKS BEING EXTRAC TED. A ROCK FELL ON THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER BACK TO THE HINGE POINT CATCHING THE MACHINE.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED INSTALLING HIS ROOF BOLTS AND WAS MOVING BACK TO THE SIDE TRAM LEVERS WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE DRILL. THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BODY AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND. ON 2/22 HE SAW AMEDICAL SPECIALIST WHO PUT HIM ON RESTRICTIONS.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT SS #1150 #3 ENTRY BY FIREBOSS SIX. FACE IS 25' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 6 1/8' HIGH. ROOF FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. AREA HAS BEEN TIMB ERED AND DANGERED OFF.
February 18, 2002
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DRILLING A 5 FT HOLE AND WAS REMOVING THE DRILL STEEL AND THE FINISHER HUNG IN THE HOLE. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR THE FINISHER AND AT THAT TIME THE STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND CAUSING A DISLOCATION OF THE FINGER.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 IN #1 ENTRY. SIZE OF FALL: 25' LONG X 18' WIDE X 5-6' HIGH. FALL HAS BEEN DANGERED AND TIMBERED OFF. FALL DOW NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
CONTINUOUS MINER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING COAL IN #8 ENTRY WHEN THE MINER CUT INTO AN UNDETECTED AREA CAUSING AN INUNDATION OF WATER INTO SECTION. PRODUCTION WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL WERE WITHDRAWN FROM AREA.
2001 · 12 incidents
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #2 ENTRY AT #8 BRK, 10' OUTBY. SURVEY STATION 1055, SIZE OF FALL 40' LONG X 20' WIDE X 10-12' HIGH. FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION DOES NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL AND WI LL NOT BE CLEANED UP. AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WITH #2 ENTRY IN BY SS 1065 AT 135 BY FIRE BOSS. SIZE OF FALL 18' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 8' HIGH. AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND D OES NOT EFFECT VENTILATION OR TRAVEL.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN NEUTRAL ENTRY AT THE 9TH CROSSCUT FALL OCCURRED IN AN INTERSECTION AT SS 1054 SIZE OF FALL IS 25' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 7' HIGH. AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND DANG ERED OFF. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP, AND NOT EFFECT VENTILATION OR TRAVEL.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATION, A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LEFT RETURN AIR WAY. SIZE OF FALL 25'LONG X 18'WIDE X 6'-8'HIGH. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION. AR EA IS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATION IN INTAKE AIRWAYS, SIZE OF FALL 20' L X 18' WX 6' H. FALL AREA WILL BE TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF. FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AN D WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
September 18, 2001
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING COAL AT FEEDER WHEN HE TURNED TO CHANGE DIRECTION ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. E.R. VISIT REFERRED TO MEDICAL SPECIALIST. HE WAS PLACED IN NON-WORKING STATUS ON 9/20/01.
September 10, 2001
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING UP WEEKLY ESCAPEWAY MAP, WHEN AN UNDETECTED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD, NOSE AND JAW. E.R. VISIT REVEALED A FRACTURE OF FACE BONE.
Paramont Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY #RD S CUT UNDERGROUND AT SPAD 1021 ROOF FALL MEASUREMENT 17 FT WIDE X 17 FT LONG X 10 1/2 FT HIGH DO INJURIES NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE ROOF FALL WILL B E CLEANED UP AND ROOF SUPPORTED.
July 17, 2001
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object
THE EE WAS MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS WHEN AN UNDETECTED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-4-02 AT WHICH TIME HE SAW A MEDICAL SPECIALIST T HAT PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTIONS AT THAT TIME.
June 22, 2001
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHILE TRAMMING TOWARD FACE HE HIT A OFFSET IN BOTTOM, BOUNCED UP IN SEAT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. ER VISIT RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS WORKED UNT IL 6-30-01 AT WHICH TIME THE MEDICAL SPECIALIST REMOVED HIM FROM WORK.
June 9, 2001
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING A STEEL RAIL WHILE POSITIONING THE RAIL IT MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN RAIL AND GROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO FING ER OF LEFT HAND.
May 22, 2001
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATED HE WAS HELPING MOVER THE CONT. MINER, WHILE ROLLING A ROCK OFF THE MINER CABLE HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE WORKED UNTIL 7-2-01 AT WHICH TIME A MEDICAL SPECIALIST REMOVED HI M FROM WORK.