Hamilton Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS MOVING DRILL & AIR COMPRESSOR TRAMMING MOTOR LEVELERS CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOUSING ON COMPRESSOR WITH FINGER IN BETWEEN
Twin Buttes Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Hamilton Brothers Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Hamilton Thomas M
Mckinley County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900012
Twin Buttes Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1989–1993
- Latest incident
- Oct 1993
Ownership history
- Hamilton Brothers Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1983 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Twin Buttes Mine sits in McKinley County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.McKinley County, New Mexico · Population 71,172
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$44,496
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1993 · 2 incidents
August 23, 1993
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Hamilton Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE INSTALLING V-BELT CAUGHT FINGER ON SHEAVE 1ST KNUCKLE ON LEFT MIDDLE CUT OFF.
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1990 · 1 incident
October 12, 1990
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hamilton Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I.NAME WAS MOVING THE HOPPER OFF A SHORT CONVEYOR UNDER THE 48" CONE CRUSHER. THE HOPPER SLIPPED CATCHING THE RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE HOPPER AND CONVEYOR RAIL. TIP OF RIGHT THUMB IS BROKEN. TH UMB REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
1989 · 1 incident
Hamilton Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DRILLING WITH DRILL DRILL STELL FELL PINCHING GLOVED HAND BETWEEN THE DILL COLLAR AND HTE DRILL GUIDES CAUSING THE LOSS OF TISSUE OF THE R PALM BETWEEN THE THUMB AND WRIST RE 20 STITCHES