Paramont Contura, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 6/22/2021.
Long Branch Surface Mine Coal
Paramont Contura, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
McClure,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4407381
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2018–2021
- Latest incident
- Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
78
citations
17
significant & substantial
$19,960
proposed penalties
$19,827
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 21,720 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 25,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 24,087 | 3 | 1 | 124.5 |
| 2023 Q4 | 21,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 27,961 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2021 · 2 incidents
Paramont Contura, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 6/17/2021.
2019 · 1 incident
Paramont Contura, LLC · Struck by flying object
EE was cutting off 993K bucket adapters with air arc. Hit adapter with 2 lb. hammer to ensure metal was cut loose. Metal fragment flew off and struck ee in left leg. Needed 1 suture to close wound
2018 · 1 incident
Paramont Contura, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Contura Energy Services employee was walking on top of a roadway berm installing gas line markers when employee experienced a sudden pain to right leg calf muscle. The event caused employee to go to the ground. Employee stated it felt like the muscle popped.