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Cane Branch South #45: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Pittston Company
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406754

MSHA record for Cane Branch South #45 (mine ID 4406754). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1996–1997
Latest incident
Mar 1997
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Coal Corp 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cane Branch South #45 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

3 on file

1997 · 1 incident

March 24, 1997 VA · Coal drill operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Paramont Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-FILED A CLAIM FOR CWP ON 03-24-97. THE CASE IS PENDING.

1996 · 2 incidents

November 13, 1996 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS REMOVING CHAINS FROM A TRUCK WHEN HE FELTA "POP". SECONDS LATER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.HE HAS A BULGING DISC.

August 22, 1996 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING PARTS TRAILER. A CB RADIO ANTENNA WAS BENT BACK WITH BOX OF BOLTS ON TOP. EE PICKED UP BOX AND ANTENNA HIT HIM IN GROIN AREA. EEWAS SCHEDULED OFF ON 8/24,25,26/96. WORKED ON 8/ 23/96. PAIN WORSENED WENT TO ER 08/25/96. RETURNED TO WORK NO RESTRICTIONS.