Mining Incidents

Hwm Job #16: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Pilgrim, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517912

Hwm Job #16 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Dec 1997
Ownership history
  1. Addington Enterprises Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1998 10 46,566
1997 12 242,197
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Hwm Job #16 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

December 22, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING HIGHWALL MINER OUT WITH 2" CABLE HOOKED TO D-11 DOZER, CABLE BROKE AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT LEG.