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Pilgrim No 9: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517242

MSHA record for Pilgrim No 9 (mine ID 1517242). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
Oct 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT20000104 Settlement Melick 2000 $2K → $2K
KENT20000071 Settlement Melick 2000 $501 → $501
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Pilgrim Mining Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pilgrim No 9 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

8 on file

1999 · 8 incidents

October 1, 1999 KY · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELT PAIN IN HIS HIP AS HE WAS WALKING TO TRACK TO GET A PART.

August 26, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS SHUTTLE CAR REEL NOT SPOOLING PROPERLY AND ASKED THE SECTION ELKECTRICIAN TO ASSIST HIM WITH HIS CABLE. THE ELECTRICIAN WAS CLEANING GOB FROM AROUND THE REEL WHI LE HE WAS TO TAKE THE CABLE ANCHOR APART. WHEN THE ELECTRICIAN LOOKED AROUND THE EE WAS LYING ON MINE FLOOR UNRESPONSIVE.

August 12, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE 001-0 SECTION, IN THE #4 ENTRY, INBY SPAD #34989. THE FALL MEASURED 8' WIDE BY 20'TO 26' LONG AND 4'HIGH.

August 12, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE GOT OFF SHUTTLE CAR AND TOLD FOREMAN TO RESET A BREAKER. ON HIS WAY BACK A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM.

May 20, 1999 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING BELT STANDS ONTO UNDERGROUND FORKLIFT AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN STAND AND A FORK.