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PARAGON LOADOUT Coal

4TH GEN FUELS LLC · Facility
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406943

PARAGON LOADOUT has $155K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 22 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1999–2026
Latest incident
Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
802
citations
340
significant & substantial
$155,285
proposed penalties
$128,199
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $27,086 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
95
inspections on record
3,855
inspection hours
20.8
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.
802 citations across 3,855 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PARAGON LOADOUT has $155K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 22 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$155K
proposed penalties
$145K
current assessed
$128K
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
789 assessments are final orders; 22 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at PARAGON LOADOUT shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.18 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 213 samples.

Health sampling
ⓘ 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
ⓘ 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.
0.18
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.79
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
213
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-04.
Noise
0%
over PEL
112
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-02-11.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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
2025 Q4 2,693 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,531 4 0 1580.4
2025 Q2 2,012 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,275 3 0 1318.7
2024 Q4 1,968 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,989 4 0 2011.1
2024 Q2 2,084 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,219 0 0 0.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,999 2 0 1000.5
2023 Q3 1,996 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,347 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,596 2 1 1253.1
2022 Q4 679 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 563 11 1 19538.2
2021 Q4 1,104 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 988 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 380 2 0 5263.2
2021 Q1 1,482 1 1 674.8
2020 Q4 2,167 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,400 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,529 4 0 1581.7
2020 Q1 2,466 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,224 1 0 449.6
2019 Q3 2,320 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,473 2 0 808.7
2019 Q1 1,287 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 475 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,880 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,313 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,474 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,392 1 0 418.1
2017 Q1 1,980 3 0 1515.2
2016 Q4 1,513 7 0 4626.6
2016 Q3 1,192 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,265 15 5 11857.7
2016 Q1 2,384 14 4 5872.5
2015 Q4 4,892 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,480 11 1 2007.3
2015 Q2 3,048 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,920 1 0 342.5
2014 Q4 2,752 8 0 2907.0
2014 Q3 2,982 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,611 5 1 1384.7
2014 Q1 5,779 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 8,721 19 15 2178.6
2013 Q3 3,360 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,600 20 7 12500.0
2013 Q1 4,076 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,558 6 0 1686.3
2012 Q3 4,134 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,068 4 2 659.2
2012 Q1 9,301 14 3 1505.2
2011 Q4 10,786 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 10,859 1 0 92.1
2011 Q2 11,460 6 3 523.6
2011 Q1 11,018 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 10,343 30 15 2900.5
2010 Q3 10,417 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 13,667 12 5 878.0
2010 Q1 9,092 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 12,037 42 22 3489.2
2009 Q3 10,297 7 2 679.8
2009 Q2 12,540 27 9 2153.1
2009 Q1 12,181 21 5 1724.0
2008 Q4 13,950 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 13,472 12 5 890.7
2008 Q2 14,098 13 1 922.1
2008 Q1 13,860 7 7 505.1
2007 Q4 11,067 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 12,794 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,711 10 7 933.6
2007 Q1 11,354 26 9 2289.9
2006 Q4 11,095 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,585 21 9 1983.9
2006 Q2 12,092 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 10,785 43 15 3987.0
2005 Q4 8,998 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,273 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,902 45 20 4127.7
2005 Q1 10,660 26 12 2439.0
2004 Q4 8,698 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 10,291 37 29 3595.4
2004 Q2 10,283 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 9,957 30 14 3013.0
2003 Q4 6,470 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,421 44 25 5225.0
2003 Q2 9,791 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,442 35 14 4145.9
2002 Q4 9,518 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,856 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,029 22 12 2436.6
2002 Q1 7,882 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,719 53 17 5453.2
2001 Q3 8,591 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,260 27 17 2631.6
2001 Q1 5,980 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,737 14 6 1602.4
2000 Q3 8,842 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 12,027 16 13 1330.3
2000 Q1 11,731 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2026 · 1 incident

June 15, 2026 VA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
4th Gen Fuels LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a grease hose from a bearing on a coal feeder when the wrench EE was using slipped and mashed EE's right ring finger between the wrench and the guard on the coal feeder bearing causing a cut to EE's finger requiring 2 stitches and returned back to work 3 hours later

2023 · 1 incident

June 28, 2023 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
4th Gen Fuels LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a grinder to remove a rusty bolt the grinder kicked back and struck the chin.

2014 · 1 incident

January 2, 2014 VA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was closing open doors on train cars, prying them shut with a bar, when bar slipped out of door, releasing pressure on bar causing employee to stumble, causing pain to shoulder, back, & neck area - On 1-6-14 EE was treated in the ER with a return to work with no limitations. On 2-7-14 EE was seen by a specialist. On 2-10-14 EE would be off work for 3 weeks.

2012 · 1 incident

March 23, 2012 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & G Coal Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee standing on the ground checking Hydraulic oil on a 980 loader, he slipped and tried to catch himself with a grab rail on the loader, felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder and fell to the ground sustaining a laceration and a contusions to the left wrist and forearm.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2011 VA · Coal FIRE
A & G Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A fuel truck caught fire and burnt longer than 30 minutes. This fire was called in to District five.

April 21, 2011 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Moving a bottle of Argon Gas, the bottle turned & fell, striking employees in the back of his legs pinning him against his truck.

2005 · 1 incident

July 24, 2005 VA · Coal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & G Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling underneath a conveyer beltline and reported that he felt sharp pain in his back when he twisted to empty his shovel.

1999 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1999 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Airway Resources Llc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS TAPPING OUT A BOLT HOLE WITH A TAP WHEN THE TAP BROKE AND CUT THE RIGHT SMALL FINGER KNUCKLE.

February 16, 1999 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paragon Coal Corp · Fall from ladders

EE JUMPED OFF A LADDER, LANDED ON GROUND FEET FIRST, COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

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