Hamilton County Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2025

The Magnetic brakes on the back set of rail trucks on the brakeman car were damaged. A bolt was found broken on the brake bracket.

A roof fall occurred at crosscut #27 between #2 and #3 entries on Headgate #1 damaging the return stopping.

Rockfall/adverse roof conditions due to abutment pressures at crosscut #31, #3 entry, blocking access off of the longwall tailgate.

While using an Emu to pull lifeline. EE grabbed the lifeline to break a zip tie, when EE grabbed the lifeline it wrapped around EE's ring finger.

While shoveling on the slope belt, EE saw a rock bounce off the top belt and land on the belt rail. EE tried to pick it up, but it was heavier than EE thought. The rock fell towards the bottom belt and smashed EE's left ring finger and pinky finger on the top roller frame.

While picking up a belt spreader off of a belt structure trailer, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's neck and right shoulder.

While cutting the bottom of a chute out, slag landed on the torch hoses melting them. While climbing out of the chute to shut off the oxygen and acetylene tanks, EE strained EE's right foot.

The rock dust got delayed and then dumped all at once causing the drop hose to slap EE in EE's left wrist and forearm, fracturing EE's wrist.

Standing on a ladder knocking a Huk bolt loose on the wear-liner of the rotary breaker chute when the ladder slipped causing EE to fall over the guardrail onto the ground.

The crosshead for the Single Drum Lining Hoist became caught on top of a concrete pipe bracket that extended from the shaft liner 8.5"" at 388' as the hook continued to be lowered down to a depth of 500'. The crew moved the work deck back to center the crosshead fell off the concrete pipe bracket and fell down to the headache ball causing 6' of damage to lower end of the hoist rope.

While climbing up on a diesel tractor EE felt a pop in right shoulder. EE was taken off work on 04/09/2025

EE was standing on the shield. When the shield went into auto pull it came in to contact with EE's right foot, pushing EE's foot into the pan line. Was taken off work on 02/20/2025.

When removing the scraper, the frame that had been unbolted fell down, hitting EE's right upper leg and right knee cap. EE was taken off work on 02/19/2025.

Walking back from #2 entry at crosscut #42 to the longwall face, they slipped in a wet product from the pumpable cribs, twisting left ankle.

Bending over picking rocks up, EE felt a pop above EE's groin. EE was taken off work on 05/28/2025

While cribbing up the headgate shield, a crib got dropped on EE's hand smashing EE's right index finger, causing EE to receive stitches.

While employee was cutting a piece of belting on the roof bolter that was attached to the ATRS arm, with their right hand using a belt knife, the knife slipped and cut their left forearm causing them to receive stitches.

EE was getting a crib off of the head drive when a rock fell out from between the shields, striking EE's left hand.

EE was drilling a hole in the top when the steel clogged. EE hit the steel with a 1' wrench. The wrench popped back up hitting EE in the mouth, splitting EE's lip as well as knocked out 2 of EE's teeth.