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No 2: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by James H Booth
Pilgrim, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515398

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1515398). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
Ownership history
  1. Capricorn Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 3, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INVESTIGATI2N DETERMED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED THE LAST ROOF BOLT IN PROPER SEQUENCE AND WHILE WAITING FOR OTHER OPERATOR TO FINISH HIS CYCLE, HE STEPPED BEYOND PERMENT ROOF SUPPOR T AND WAS STRUC5 BY A ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8X10X10 THICK AND WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1985 · 1 incident

December 3, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

FOR UNKNOWN REA8ONS EMPL NOT COMPLETELY UNDER ATRS SYSTEM OF MACHINE.A ROCK 8' X 10' X 10'' THICK STRUCK HIM AND KNOCKED HIM UNDER HEAD OF MACHINE INJURING HIS BACK AND LEFT HAND.