Mining Incidents

Raccoon Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Pilgrim, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513945

MSHA record for Raccoon Mine (mine ID 1513945). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
Ownership history
  1. Martin County Coal Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Raccoon Mine 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

4 on file

1984 · 4 incidents

November 12, 1984 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS STANDING ASTRIDE A T RAILING CABLE FOR A SHUTTLE CAR. AS THE SHUTTLE CAR PASSED THE VICTIMS LOCATION THE CABLE STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE RIGHT LEG AND DRAGGED HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE VICTIM HAD LEANED OVER TO PICK UP A VENTILATION CURTAIN

October 22, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS ACTING AS HELPER ON THE C/M. THE OPERATOR POSITIONED THE C/M IN THE FACE OF #8 ENTRY. THE VICTIM WALKED BEHIND THE C/M & TO THE OFFSIDE WITHOUT COMMUNICATING HIS INTENTIONS. THE OPERATOR SPLIT THE T RACKS TO REPOSITION THE C/M. THIS CAUSED THE REAR TO MOVE SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE VICTIM WITH THE BOOM & KNOCKING HIM INTO THE RIB.

October 10, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM EAS SERVICING A F LETCHER TWIN-BOOM ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. WHILE VICTIM WAS ADDING OIL TO THE ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STR UCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT AND THEN ON HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN THE SLATE FELL THE VICTIMS HAND WAS LAYING ON SOME HALF HEADERS BEING STORED ON THE BOLTING MACHINE. THE 18" X 24" X 4" DRAW SLATE MASHE

January 9, 1984 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A MTT 410 TELETRAM HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO A BELT FEEDER. VICTIM WAS RETURNING TO FACE AREA FROM FEEDER EMPTY WHEN THE TELETRAM STGRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE TELETRAM TO "BOTTOM OUT". VICTIM WAS BOUNCED IN THE SEAT. WHEN HE CAME DOWN THE SHOCK OF STRIKING THE SEAT RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO THE VICTIMS LOWER BACK. THE SEAT WAS PROVID