Mining Incidents

Pilgrim No 9 Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517242

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
Oct 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1999 · 8 incidents

October 1, 1999 KY · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELT PAIN IN HIS HIP AS HE WAS WALKING TO TRACK TO GET A PART.

August 26, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS SHUTTLE CAR REEL NOT SPOOLING PROPERLY AND ASKED THE SECTION ELKECTRICIAN TO ASSIST HIM WITH HIS CABLE. THE ELECTRICIAN WAS CLEANING GOB FROM AROUND THE REEL WHI LE HE WAS TO TAKE THE CABLE ANCHOR APART. WHEN THE ELECTRICIAN LOOKED AROUND THE EE WAS LYING ON MINE FLOOR UNRESPONSIVE.

August 12, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE GOT OFF SHUTTLE CAR AND TOLD FOREMAN TO RESET A BREAKER. ON HIS WAY BACK A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM.

August 12, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE 001-0 SECTION, IN THE #4 ENTRY, INBY SPAD #34989. THE FALL MEASURED 8' WIDE BY 20'TO 26' LONG AND 4'HIGH.

May 20, 1999 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING BELT STANDS ONTO UNDERGROUND FORKLIFT AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN STAND AND A FORK.