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Surface Mine #3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Pittston Company
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404584

Surface Mine #3 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Mining Corp 1976 to 1981
  2. Paramont Coal Corp 1981 to 1986
  3. Paramont Coal Corp 1986 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)
1987 26 21,138
1986 13 33,181
1985 24 144,764
1984 25 144,993
1983 24 139,665
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Mine #3 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

1984 · 1 incident

May 2, 1984 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS MAN WAS OPERATING FRONT-END LOADER WHEN A TREE LIMB BROKE HIS WINDSHIELD CUTTING HIS HAND.