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Brush Creek #33: 1 reportable incident Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Pittston Company
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406666

MSHA record for Brush Creek #33 (mine ID 4406666). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Coal Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Brush Creek #33 sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
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

1992 · 1 incident

July 28, 1992 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM IDLER CAP ON D9N DOZER. AS IMPACT WRENCH SPUN THE BOLT OUT, EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN IMPACT WRENCH HANDLE AND DOZER TRACK CAUSING LAC ERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.