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Paragon Coal Corporation: 1 reportable incident Coal

Paragon Coal Corp · Facility
Controlled by Penn Virginia Corp
Fort Gay, Wayne County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606544

Paragon Coal Corporation has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Glenhayes Coal Terminal Inc 1982 to 1987
  2. Columbia Coal Gasification Corp 1987 to 1987
  3. P & C Bituminous Coal Inc 1987 to 1993
  4. Paragon Coal Corp 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 1
1989 1
1988 2
1987 8
1985 4
1984 4
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Paragon Coal Corporation sits in Wayne County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Wayne County, West Virginia · Population 38,498
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,539
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

1983 · 1 incident

May 11, 1983 WV · Coal carpenter SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glenhayes Coal Terminal Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

SUBJECT ATTEMPTING TO JUMP FROM CONCRETE BLOCK WALL TO SCAFFOLDING, BROKE THRU SCAFFOLDING & FELL APPROX 12\ TO CONCRETE FLOOR OF MAINTENANCE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SUBJECT LANDED ON R IGHT ANKLE FRACTURING IT.