Mining Incidents

Hamilton 1 Coal

Uniontown, Union County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1502129

Hamilton 1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1983–1998
Latest incident
May 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
35
citations
10
significant & substantial
$4,038
proposed penalties
$4,038
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
115
inspections on record
1,791
inspection hours
2.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
35 citations across 1,791 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hamilton 1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Hamilton 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.07 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 3 samples.

Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
0.07
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.12
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-08-29.
Noise
11%
over PEL
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-10-26.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 6 2
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 1 1
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 2 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 1 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 3 2
2005 Q3 0 19 5
2005 Q2 0 1 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 2 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 47 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 32 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 53 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

1998 · 1 incident

May 14, 1998 KY · Coal carpenter OTHER
Island Creek Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS PUTTING ON HIS BOOTS IN THE PARKING LOT BEFORE HIS SHIFT. AN INSECT STUNG HIM ON HIS LEFT ARM, CAUSING AN ALLERGIC REACTION.

1993 · 1 incident

May 27, 1993 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON OUTBOARD OF THE EUCLID DUMP TRUCK (WHICH HAD SLID OVER A BANK AND FRONT AND REAR WHEELS OF RIGHT SIDE WAS STUCK IN THE MUD), TWO D9 DOZERS WERE ON BOTH ENDS TRYING TOT REMOVE THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE BECAME FRIGHTENED THAT THE TRUCK MIGHT TURN OVER AND JUMPED.

1992 · 2 incidents

June 8, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Island Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS HE WAS MOVING THE SEPERATOR HEADER PIPE FROM OUTSIDE TO THE PLANT HOIST,HIS FOOT FELL THROUGH A PIECE OF FLOOR GRADING CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND HE REACHED FOR THE PIPE TO CATCH HIS BALANCE,T HE PIPE ROLLED OFF THE CART MASHING HIS RIGHT FINGER AGAINST THE BELT FRAMING.

February 4, 1992 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS STEPPING FROM A LOADED BARGE ONTO THE DOCK.HE SLIPPED AND HAD FALLEN-STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR.HE SUSTAINED 15 SUTURES DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT.

1991 · 7 incidents

May 22, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by flying object

USING CHIZZLE FOR WEDGE TO SPREAD TOP FRAME ON TOP ROLLER,CHIZZLE FLEW OUT AND STRUCK MOUTH,HAD TO HAVE 4 STITCHES.

May 11, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Island Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SEPERATING BREAKER SCREENS WITH BAR BAR SLIPPED & CAUGHT FINGER TAKING SKIN OFF OF TIP OF IDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

April 25, 1991 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CHANGING A 10 H.P. MOTOR ON THE FLOOR PUMP MODUEL #1. WE BOTH PICKED UP THE MOTOR TO BOLT IT TO BASE AND MOTOR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT MY FINGER AND HAND ON THE RIGHT HAND. I WAS JUST TRYING TO GIVE HIM A HAND WHEN I WAS MAKING MY ROUNDS.

April 16, 1991 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Island Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REOCCURRANCE TO PREVIOUS INJURY; CONTINUED BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE CURRENTLY HAS BEEN RECEIVING CARE FOR INITIAL INJURY BY DR. NO NEW TRAUMATIC EVENT HAS OCCURRED.

April 13, 1991 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

FELL TO BELOW LEVEL FROM THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BREAKER BUILDING TO THE FIRST FLOOR.FRACTURED LEFT ELBOW.FALL OCCURRED BECAUSE FLOOR GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED AND NOT REINSTALLED.INJURED EXPOS ED HIMSLEF TO DAMAGE BY STRADLING A HOLE.HE WAS WARNED SEVERAL TIMES BY -ENDS HERE

February 12, 1991 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Island Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS REPORT FILED AS ARECURRENCE OF PREVIOUS INJURY.

January 2, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP A IMPELLER FOR A PUMP AND JERKED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

July 17, 1990 KY · Coal ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN MASTER CONTROL STATION,4TH FLOOR OF PREP PLANT RESULTING IN A FIRE.CONTROL STATION COMPLETELY DESTROYED.FIRE EXTINGUISHED 8-:30 AM.

January 9, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PULLING ON STEEL ROPE TO TIE OFF BARGE,TRIPPED OVER RATCHET ROPE TIE AND FELL HITTING ARM ON DECK OF BARGE.

1989 · 4 incidents

September 7, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall from machine

TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE GETTING OFF SMALL SILOS BELTLINE HURTING BACK THE INVESTIGATION WAS NOT COMPLETE ON THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 9/18/89

June 20, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS INSTALLING A SHIEVE AND CABLE ON THE BOOM OF A CRANE. THE SHIEVE WAS IN THE AIR AN SLIPPED CATCHING THE VICTIM'S THUMB BETWEEN THE CABLE AND SHIEVE.

May 22, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING A PLUG OUT OF THE DRYER IN THE PREPARATION PLANT.

March 11, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE VICTIM WAS LOOSENING MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS AND SEND OF THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. THE WRENCH THEN STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING TWO CUTS.

1987 · 1 incident

November 19, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN SHAFT,WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK VICTIM IN LEFT KNEE.

1986 · 1 incident

March 15, 1986 KY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

18 IN POLYETHYL9NE PIPE WAS BEING LIFTED WHILE THE PIPE MACHINE WAS BEING REMOVED FROM UNDER THE PIPE THE LIFTING CHAIN BROKE THAT WAS HOLDING THE PIPE THE PIPE FELL SMASHING THE RT INDEX FING ER BETWEEN THE 1IPE AND PIPE MACHINE

1983 · 3 incidents

March 28, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE TRAMMING THE CONTINUOUS MINER A BOX OF MINER BITS FELL AND STRUCK THE LEFT FOOT OF THE OPERATOR.

February 21, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

STANDING AT FACE AND DRAW SLATE FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS HITTING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER AND BACK

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The full compliance file on Hamilton 1

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