Mining Incidents

James Hamilton Construction Company operator

MSHA operator ID: L01714
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
113
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
340
citations
66
significant & substantial
$108,213
proposed penalties
$103,749
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,464 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
160
inspections on record
2,238
inspection hours
15.2
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.
340 citations across 2,238 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$108K
proposed penalties
$104K
current assessed
$104K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
331 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2024
2
2021
3
2020
2
2019
4
2018
1
2017
1
2016
1
2012
2
2011
1
2010
1
2009
4
2008
2
2007
1
2006
5
2005
3
2004
2
2003
9 (1f)
2002
7
2000
7
1999
4
1998
4
1997
3
1995
3
1994
9
1993
2
1992
4
1991
2
1990
3
1989
8
1988
6
1985
1
1984
3
1983
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 16, 2003 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · MACHINERY
James Hamilton Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE GUARD DIRECTLY OVER THE JAWAREA AND ACCESSED THE RAMP WHILE IT WAS STILL MOVING, RESULTING IN THE LEG FRACTURE.

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