Mining Incidents

Pilgrim Mine Number One: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Pilgrim, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517289

MSHA record for Pilgrim Mine Number One (mine ID 1517289). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. Pilgrim Mining Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pilgrim Mine Number One 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

7 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

June 7, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS ENGAGED IN MATERIAL CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. AS HE PULLED A METAL BINDING STRAP FROM A WOODEN PALLET, THE BINDING STRAP STRUCK THE EE ON THE NOSE.

February 16, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS ENGAGED IN POSIONING A CONVEYOR BELT TAIL PIECE. A TAIL ROLLER GUARD DUSSENLY MOVED APPROX. 1/2" BEFORE COMING TO REST ON INJUREDS FINGER. THE BELT TAILPIECE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE TIME, CONVEY0R SYSTEM WAS NOT IN SERVICE.

1993 · 5 incidents

November 22, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BLOCKING AN UNDERGROUND PIECE OF MINING EQUIPMENT. A 4" BY 4" BY APPROX. 3 FEET LONG PIECE OF WOODEN BLOCKING MATERIAL SPLINTERED, STRIKING SUBJECT ALONG THE LEFT CHEEK. WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS TO BE A MATERIAL HANDLING ACCIDENT.

October 5, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE IS FILING FOR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE - PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

June 9, 1993 KY · Coal welder DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SUBJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED A RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS CLAIM DATE OF THE ACCIDENT REFLECTS THE DATE OF THE AWARD NO KNOWN WORK DAYS HAVE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF THIS CLAIM

April 7, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE COMING OUT OF MINES IN SCOOP WHEN EMPL HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY.

March 23, 1993 KY · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STRING FOR HIS PLUMB BOB. THE POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREFINGER- REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.