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Red Fox #5: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Pilgrim, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517020

MSHA record for Red Fox #5 (mine ID 1517020). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Martin County Coal Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Red Fox #5 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

3 on file

1992 · 3 incidents

October 19, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Fall from machine

SUBJECT WAS STANDING ON A BELT CONVEYOR CLEANING AN OVERLOAD OF COAL FROM THE TAILPIECE. AS HE WAS SHOVELING, THE BELT WAS STARTED AT THE BELT DRIVE BY THE BELTMAN. SUJECT TRAVELED APPROX. 60 FEET ALONG THE BELT CONVEYOR AND WAS ABLE TO DISMOUNT THE BELT BY GRASPING A CHAIN TO SUSPEND THE BELT.

September 24, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OF SANDSTONE ROOF MATERIAL OCCURRED AT THE APPROX. TIME AND DATE MENTIONED ABOVE. THIS FALL IS LOCATED ON THE RETURN AIR COURSE OF THE 002 MMU, APPROX. 200 FT OUTBY SURVEY STATION 11578 . THE FALL WAS 12 TO 20 FT WIDE, 4 TO 5 FT THICK AND 65 FT LONG, THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 42 INCH RESIN GROUTED ROOF BOLTS. THIS AREA HAD BEEN DANGERED OFF PRIOR TO THE FALL. THE AREA HAS

May 28, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY 40'INBY SURVEY SATATION 11371.THIS FALL IS 25'LONG X 20'WIDE X 66-72" THICK.THE ROOF CONSISTS OF LAMINATED SANDY SHALE.PLANS ARE IN PROGRESS TO CLEAN THIS AREA A ND PERMANENTLY SUPPORT THE FALL AREA.