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Rock Branch North #39: 1 reportable incident Coal

Paramont Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Pittston Company
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406695

MSHA record for Rock Branch North #39 (mine ID 4406695). 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
1993
Latest incident
Jun 1993
Ownership history
  1. Paramont Coal Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rock Branch North #39 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

1993 · 1 incident

June 2, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING TRUCK BED WHEN HE REMOVED HIS WELDING HOOD AND SAFETY GLASSES TO CLEAN GLASSES THAT HAD BECOME FOGGED UP. THE METAL HE WAS WELDING STARTED TO COOL CAUSING THE SLAG COVERIN G THE WELD TO POP LOOSE, STRIKING EMPLOYE IN THE RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR AND GIVEN DROPS FOR EYE AND RELEASED FOR WORK.