Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Fall from machine
Employee was exiting excavator when slipped putting a lot of pressure on right leg hurting lower back, hip and leg.
Meadow Branch Coal
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Thomas R Hamilton
Eolia,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519890
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2022–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
240
citations
23
significant & substantial
$76,222
proposed penalties
$39,660
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 | 25,359 | 24 | 3 | 946.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 25,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 24,243 | 13 | 1 | 536.2 |
| 2024 Q4 | 25,345 | 9 | 0 | 355.1 |
| 2024 Q3 | 33,106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 30,547 | 16 | 1 | 523.8 |
| 2024 Q1 | 29,600 | 3 | 1 | 101.4 |
| 2023 Q4 | 31,043 | 24 | 4 | 773.1 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2025 · 2 incidents
May 21, 2025
KY · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was greasing track on excavator when the grease hose popped off and struck them on their left hand and caused grease to go under their skin.
2024 · 3 incidents
October 3, 2024
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Struck by flying object
Employee was putting air in the right-side front tandem inner tire when the side wall blew out causing dirt and debris to hit employee in the left arm and ringing in right ear.
August 2, 2024
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting a bale of straw off the trailer, when EE jerked the bale to move it and pulled something in EE's left side.
April 11, 2024
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Tech was working on rain hoist control valve on 785. When coming from under the truck for more tooling their right foot slipped causing strain to lower right back. Tech did not feel any discomfort in back when they slipped so they continued working. Tech woke up with pain in lower right side of back on 4/13/24.
2022 · 2 incidents
January 24, 2022
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Handing Mechanic tools over head when a hydraulic block fell on EE's right hand which was on ground.
January 4, 2022
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Fall from machine
Getting on 785 Truck, slipped on step and fell on to ground.