Hensley Brothers Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF FALL. A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE SUPERINTENDENT ON THE HEAD KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.
No 5: 1 recorded fatality Coal
Hensley Brothers Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bobby Joe Hensley
Kettle Island,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513895
MSHA record for No 5 (mine ID 1513895). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Apr 1984
Ownership history
- Diamond D Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Hensley Brothers Mining Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 5 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.