Mining Incidents

Hamilton County Coal ProcessingCoal

Dahlgren, Hamilton County, IL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103242
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2015–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2026 · 1 incident

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

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

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

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

2018 · 1 incident

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

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

Struck against stationary object

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