Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE INTAKE AIR WAY LEADING TO 001-0 MMU. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 5'X20'X50' LONG. THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTABLE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FALL.
Voyager Mine Number One Coal
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Massey Energy Company
Pilgrim,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517585
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1995
- Latest incident
- Nov 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1995 · 6 incidents
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY ADJACENT TO THE NUMBER ONE CONVEYOR BELT AT SURVEY STATION NUMBER 17246. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 20' WIDE BY 40' LONG BY 7' THICK.
March 7, 1995
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND TWISTED BACK.
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING TRAILING CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS MID BACK.
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING TOP, USING STACK STEEL. STEEL CAME APART. HE TRIED TO HOLD TOGETHER AND STEEL HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
January 17, 1995
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN INSTALLING PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE BOLT BECAME FOULED IN THE ROOF. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY UPWARD PRESSURE WITH H IS DRILL POT BUT, ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THE ROTATION FUNCTION INSTEAD. THE ROTATING MOTION OF THE ROOF BOLT PUSHED HIS HAND BACK TOWARD HIS FOREARM.