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No 5: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Bobby Joe Hensley
Smith, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514758

No 5 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Bob & Tom Coal Company Inc 1984 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)
1992 14 48,924
1991 21 131,778
1990 29 153,614
1989 30 200,729
1988 27 162,529
1987 27 91,494
1986 29 93,908
1985 27 89,302
1984 9 9,827
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 5 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1992 · 1 incident

June 8, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bob & Tom Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

38195 RACHETT SLIPPED WHILE SPLICING BELT AND HITTING EE ACROSS NOSE.

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

November 3, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bob & Tom Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HAMMER ON CHAIN PIECE FLEW UP HIT HIM IN LEFT EYE.

1988 · 1 incident

November 11, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bob & Tom Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS IN KNEELING POSITION WITH LEFT LEG EXTENDED INPROCESS OF BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO PLACE IN ROOF WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL ON LEFT ANKLE BENDING IT

1986 · 3 incidents

December 17, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Bob & Tom Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

CHECKING INCOMI3G POWER TO 50 AMP SWITCH BOX WHEN VOLT METER GROUNDED OUT.

May 31, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Bob & Tom Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD FINGER IN B5CK SHIELD ROPE-TIGHTENED UP ON IT.