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.
Hamilton County Coal Processing Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2015–2026
- Latest incident
- May 2026
| 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 |
Reportable incidents
8 on file2026 · 2 incidents
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
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
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
Employee cut left hand between the ring finger and pinky finger. Received (7) stitches.
2018 · 1 incident
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
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
Prying on wear ring on pump. Screwdriver slipped, He hit right thumb on face of pump. (received stitches)