Mining Incidents

Hamilton County Coal Processing Coal

Dahlgren, Hamilton County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103242

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2015–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
61
citations
16
significant & substantial
$17,492
proposed penalties
$15,532
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 18,299 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 22,057 2 2 90.7
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 21,950 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 19,767 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 20,468 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 22,651 1 1 44.1
2024 Q1 23,309 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2026 · 2 incidents

May 1, 2026 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was swinging a sledge hammer, missed the bolt smashing EE's right pinky finger between (C) channel and wood end handle. Causing EE to receive stitches.

March 27, 2026 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Moving belt covers from a pallet and loading them on a cart to move them down in the tunnel. While lifting the cover EE felt a pop in EE's left elbow and couldn't move EE's arm. Was taken off work by doctor on 04/03/2026.

2025 · 1 incident

August 24, 2025 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Fall from ladders

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.

2023 · 1 incident

July 2, 2023 IL · Coal IMPOUNDMENT
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Movement was detected on the Southwestern side of RDA #1 on the roadway, side slopes, and cap. Movement was in the Southwest direction.

2019 · 1 incident

March 24, 2019 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut left hand between the ring finger and pinky finger. Received (7) stitches.

2018 · 1 incident

July 12, 2018 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Washing out raw reclaim chute through middle door, chunk broke off over top catching hand between door frame and chunk. Received stitches in finger

2017 · 1 incident

February 18, 2017 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee got down off the dozer at the edge of the clean coal pile and was walking toward the office, employee stepped in a rut and felt pain in the right knee. Employee had surgery to repair the knee on May 17, 2017.

2015 · 1 incident

August 17, 2015 IL · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hamilton County Coal, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Prying on wear ring on pump. Screwdriver slipped, He hit right thumb on face of pump. (received stitches)