Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLED ON TAKE UP BRAKET ON CONVEYOR CHAIN METAL SHIFTED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
Pilgrim Mine Number Three: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Pilgrim Mine Number Three (mine ID 1517359). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1995–1997
- Latest incident
- Feb 1997
Ownership history
- Pilgrim Mining Company Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pilgrim Mine Number Three sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
9 on file1997 · 5 incidents
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK & FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WATER ENTERED THE MINE THRU A SEPERATION IN THE ROOF EXPOSED BY A CONTINUOUS MINER. MANAGEMENT CHOSE TO STOP PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES AT THIS TIME.
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS ENTERING BATH HOUSE TO CHANGE CLOTHES-HE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PREPARING TO STEP OFF A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINEWHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE DE-ENERGIZED MACHINE.
1996 · 3 incidents
September 16, 1996
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE CLEANING AROUND #2 HEAD DRIVE EE ATTEMPTEDTO MOVE SOME OLD DRIVE GEARS. EE MOVED 1 AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, THE EE STARTED TO MOVE THE 2ND ONE AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS ACC A MATERIAL HANDLING
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING ROCK DUST BAGS & LOADING THEM ON SCOOP. WE ARE CLASSIFYING THIS AS A MATERIALS HANDLING ACCIDENT.
January 12, 1996
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine
EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO GAIN ACCESS TO A BULLDOZER OPERATOR BY CLIMBING UP TO THE DOZER S CAB. DURING HIS ATTEMPT, HIS FOOTING WAS LOST. HE FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE DOZER BLADE S PITCH BEAM. SNOW WAS FALLING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE EE WAS WEARING RUBBER SOLED BOOTS. THE DOZER WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I AM CLASSIFYING THIS AS SLIP FALL
1995 · 1 incident
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REMOVING END CAP OFF OF SHUTTLE CAR REEL WHEN IT SLIPPED AND MASHED THUMB.