Paramont Contura, LLC operator
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
MSHA operator ID: 0146274
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 311
- Mines on record
- 10
- Years on record
- 2016–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
2,726
citations
645
significant & substantial
$1,301,518
proposed penalties
$1,137,738
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $163,780 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
1,307
inspections on record
75,790
inspection hours
3.6
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.2,726 citations across 75,790 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$1.3M
proposed penalties
$1.2M
current assessed
$1.1M
paid to date
$29K
outstanding
2,567 assessments are final orders; 51 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 66 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 52 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 48 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 46 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 27 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 22 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
20
2025
27
2024
27
2023
22
2022
30
2021
30
2020
40
2019
36
2018
49
2017
17
2016
13
Mines on record
- 88 Strip VA
- DEEP MINE 41 VA
- DEEP MINE 46 VA
- DEEP MINE 44 VA
- TOMS CREEK COMPLEX VA
- Bold Camp Surface VA
- Long Branch Surface Mine VA
- Deep Mine 37 VA
- Deep Mine #26 VA
- Cabin Ridge Surface Mine VA
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