The Scottish Football Association plans to investigate chaotic scenes in the tunnel at Hamilton's New Douglas Park where three players received red cards.
Referee David Somers sent off Hearts captain Michael Stewart and team-mate Ismael Bouzid during the game.
Then Hearts pair Suso Santana and Ian Black plus club masseur Alan Robson, and Hamilton's Leon Knight were red-carded after a melee in the tunnel.
The SFA promises "a full investigation into events" after Hamilton's 2-1 win.
Both clubs issued statements in which they suggested no further action should be taken over the incident.
Hamilton said unused substitute Knight was reported for violent conduct.
Hearts said Santana was also called in by the referee for violent conduct, and Black for abusive and offensive language. Eggert Jonsson was also cautioned for dissent.
In addition to Santana and Black, it is understood a member of the Hearts backroom staff was reported for allegedly using offensive and insulting language.
Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo was jostled during the fracas and said afterwards: "I was never involved in a worse finish than this in all my career.
"Even in the tunnel, I came in and I was pushed left and right."
Accies secured maximum points in an ill-tempered encounter but emotions continued to run high as the players and coaching staff on both sides made their way up the tunnel.
BBC Scotland's Charlie Mann, reporting on the post-match drama, said there were "unbelievable scenes" at the back of the tunnel.
"It's absolutely mad in there, there are fights breaking out in the tunnel, everybody is involved - there are players, there are police in there," said Mann.
"Punches are being thrown everywhere. What on earth is going on? Something very, very serious went wild in there."
Hamilton boss Billy Reid, however, sought to play down the incident.
"I didn't see anything. I was out here, shaking hands with every player as they came off the park," he said.
"I was walking down the tunnel and there was a melee, but that happens so many times.
"I don't have anything to say about that - the most important thing is we took the three points and we deserved it."
Club secretary Scott Struthers said he did not expect any further action to be taken by the SFA.
"I was present throughout and the match officials acted promptly," he said.
Hearts were fined £50,000 in August by the SFA for their poor disciplinary record in the 2008/09 campaign, the fifth consecutive season they have been punished.
But a statement on the club's official website said: "Hearts does not expect any action to be taken by external authorities after the match officials' intervention against players of both teams."
Hamilton's win, only their second league victory of the season, left them in 10th position, five points above bottom team Falkirk, but level on points with seventh-placed Hearts.
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