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Mine #9, Dickenson County, Virginia: 350 MSHA citations

Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.

Mine #9 is an active coal (bituminous) underground mine in Dickenson County, Virginia, operated by Clas Coal Company Inc. with 26 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4407217). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 350 citations and orders there with $95,051 in proposed penalties, and 4 accident reports were filed there, with 2 injury or illness cases.

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MSHA mine ID
4407217
Status
Active since April 14, 2026
Main commodity
Coal (bituminous)
Mine type
Underground
County
Dickenson County, Virginia
Nearest town
Dante
Operator
Clas Coal Company Inc.
Employees
26
MSHA field office
Norton VA Field Office
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
350
Significant and substantial
86 (24.6%)
Closure orders
2
High negligence or reckless
11
Proposed penalties
$95,051
Amount paid so far
$72,338
Inspections
30
Inspector hours on site
2,393
Citations per inspection
11.67 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
4
Injury and illness cases
2
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
November 5, 2026
Citations issued to contractors here
1 ($133 proposed)

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
20228831$23,6060
20236613$20,1081
20244612$16,0340
20256711$17,2251
20268319$18,0780

Standards cited most at Mine #9

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 75.400Underground coal mines, safety45
30 CFR 75.1731Underground coal mines, safety28
30 CFR 75.370Underground coal mines, safety13
30 CFR 75.604Underground coal mines, safety12
30 CFR 75.202Underground coal mines, safety12
30 CFR 75.523-3Underground coal mines, safety11
30 CFR 75.1722Underground coal mines, safety11
30 CFR 75.503Underground coal mines, safety9
30 CFR 75.380Underground coal mines, safety8
30 CFR 75.1100-3Underground coal mines, safety8
30 CFR 75.1725Underground coal mines, safety7
30 CFR 75.512Underground coal mines, safety7
30 CFR 75.1101-10Underground coal mines, safety7
30 CFR 77.205Surface coal mines, safety6
30 CFR 75.1103-8Underground coal mines, safety6

Injury and illness cases at Mine #9

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Days away from work or restricted activity1
No lost time, or an occupational illness1

What the accident reports at Mine #9 describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Fall of roof or back2
Handtools (nonpowered)1
Handling of materials1

Equipment named in accident reports at Mine #9

EquipmentReports
Hand tools (not powered)1
Conveyor1

Other open mines in Dickenson County, Virginia

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Deep Mine 41Paramont Contura, LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)397790
Deep Mine 44Paramont Contura, LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)17523
McClure River PlantDickenson-Russell Contura, LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)76124
Deep Mine 46Paramont Contura, LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)7072
88 StripParamont Contura, LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)11447
Carico Ridge StripBig D Enterprises, IncDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)544
Mill Creek No. 1 SurfaceAppalachian DevelopmentDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)326
Long Branch Surface MineParamont Contura, LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)218
Baden #1A & G Coal CorporationDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)011
Red Onion No. 1Pmo Virginia LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)14
Carico Ridge MineTriple H. Fuels, Inc.Dickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)04
Carico Ridge AugerBig D Enterprises, IncDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)53
Nora Preparation PlantWellmore Coal Company, LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)12
M & M Energy LLCM & M Energy LLCDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)01
Dismal Upper Banner #1Banner CompanyDickenson County, VACoal (bituminous)00

US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.