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
Long Branch Surface Mine has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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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
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $133 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
25
inspections on record
2,457
inspection hours
3.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.78 citations across 2,457 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Long Branch Surface Mine has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
77 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-01-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Long Branch Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.10 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 299 samples.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.0.10
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.94
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
299
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-02-06.
Silica (quartz)
9.4
silica avg (%)
37.4
silica max (%)
17
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-12-27.
Noise
1%
over PEL
94
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-01-08.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.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 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 20,788 | 2 | 1 | 96.2 |
| 2024 Q4 | 21,720 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 25,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 22,753 | 6 | 2 | 263.7 |
| 2024 Q1 | 24,087 | 3 | 1 | 124.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 21,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 24,492 | 5 | 1 | 204.1 |
| 2023 Q2 | 26,131 | 2 | 1 | 76.5 |
| 2023 Q1 | 27,961 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 24,650 | 4 | 1 | 162.3 |
| 2022 Q3 | 27,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 29,271 | 4 | 1 | 136.7 |
| 2022 Q1 | 29,990 | 5 | 1 | 166.7 |
| 2021 Q4 | 27,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 28,988 | 9 | 1 | 310.5 |
| 2021 Q2 | 23,235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 21,801 | 4 | 0 | 183.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 17,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 18,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 21,601 | 5 | 0 | 231.5 |
| 2020 Q1 | 27,872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 29,201 | 2 | 0 | 68.5 |
| 2019 Q3 | 33,159 | 1 | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2019 Q2 | 32,575 | 3 | 1 | 92.1 |
| 2019 Q1 | 33,647 | 10 | 2 | 297.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 27,821 | 3 | 3 | 107.8 |
| 2018 Q3 | 26,165 | 6 | 0 | 229.3 |
| 2018 Q2 | 12,837 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 934 | 3 | 1 | 3212.0 |
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.
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The full compliance file on Long Branch Surface Mine
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