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Nicholas Contura LLC operator

Controlled by Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc

MSHA operator ID: 0146435

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 97
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 2016–2026

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2016

1,623

citations

171

significant & substantial

$669,573

proposed penalties

$595,415

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

INUNDATION 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 24 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 14 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 13 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 10 non-fatal
MACHINERY 10 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

November 8, 2025 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · INUNDATION

Nicholas-Contura, LLC · Drowning

A water inundation occurred on the No. 1 Section in the No. 1 Face near spad 1717. Resulted in a Fatal injury. Rescue crews located the fatally injured person on 11/13/2025.