Mining Incidents

Hamilton Strip #2: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by C Alan Walker
Houtzdale, Centre County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606776

MSHA record for Hamilton Strip #2 (mine ID 3606776). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Ownership history
  1. Al Hamilton Contracting Company Inc 1979 to 1985
  2. Al Hamilton Contracting Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hamilton Strip #2 sits in Centre County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Centre County, Pennsylvania · Population 158,041
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$72,748
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1997 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

WHILE WLKING ALONG A CAT WALK ON A GRASON PORTABLE COAL CRUSHER HE STEEPED DOWN ONE STEP BADLY TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

1996 · 1 incident

November 20, 1996 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

WHILE WORKING ON DOZER, HE REACHED FOR A TOOL AND SLIPPED. HE FELL DOWN BETWEEN THE TRACKS LANDING ON HIS LEFT LEG, TAILBONE & RIGHT HIP.

1991 · 1 incident

May 16, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Al Hamilton Contracting Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE DOOR WAS OPEN ON THE CATEPILLAR D-9-H WHEN HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DOOR JAM TO ENTER THE DOZER CAB,WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND,MIDDLE FINGER,LACERATING IT.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Al Hamilton Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE LIFTED THE H2OD ON THE WATER TRUCK AND WAS CHECKING THE OIL. THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

June 13, 1985 PA · Coal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Al Hamilton Contracting Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE DRILL OPERATOR WAS LIFTING THE DRILL BIT TO CHECK FOR WEAR AND THE DRILL HELPER CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE DRILL BIT AND THE DRILL BIT AND THE DRILL DRIVE TABLE.