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Pilgrim Mine Number Five: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517904

Pilgrim Mine Number Five has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1998.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
Ownership history
  1. Pilgrim Mining Company 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 19 178,581
1997 15 198,683
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pilgrim Mine Number Five 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

2 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

April 1, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TRAILING CABLE OUT OF THE PATH OF A ROOFBOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN MIDBACK.

January 14, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING TWO BUCKETS OF MINER BITS ONTO A FOUR WHEEL UTILITY VEHICLE.