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Pilgrim #7: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517959

MSHA record for Pilgrim #7 (mine ID 1517959). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Nov 1998
Ownership history
  1. Pilgrim Mining Company Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pilgrim #7 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1998 · 1 incident

November 21, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHECKING FOR SUCTION LEAK AT DUST BOX ON ROOFBOLTER. HIS HAND WAS LYING ON A PIECE OF METAL UNDER PREDUMP JACK. OPERATOR RAISED STAB JACK WHICH ACTIVATES PREDUMP JACK. THAT ACTIO PUSHED THE JACK CYLINDER DOWN CATCHING EE'S LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK BRACKET AND METAL.