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Killen Hollow #19: 1 reportable incident Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Pittston Company
Pound, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406451

Killen Hollow #19 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Coal Corp 1988 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)
1990 25 34,999
1989 29 257,672
1988 27 122,623
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Killen Hollow #19 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

1988 · 1 incident

October 12, 1988 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE ALLEGED STATED THAT SMALL ROCK CAME FROM SHOT WALL AND HIT ON BUCKET OF LOADER, GLANCED OFF HITTING SIDE GLASS CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS TO STRIKE HIM IN THE EYE.