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Raco Mining Co: 1 reportable incident Coal

Raco Mining · Underground
Controlled by Thomas Tommy
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515085

Raco Mining Co has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Ownership history
  1. Raco Mining 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 0
1988 5 6,268
1987 5 10,484
1986 6 3,338
1985 4 2,990
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Raco Mining Co sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

September 6, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raco Mining · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE WHILE CLEANING COAL FROM RIBS ALONG THE ENTRIES FELL BETWEEN TIMBERS