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
Meadow Branch has $77K in proposed MSHA penalties and $37K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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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
$76,826
proposed penalties
$39,660
paid to date
52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $37,166 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
26
inspections on record
2,481
inspection hours
9.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.240 citations across 2,481 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Meadow Branch has $77K in proposed MSHA penalties and $37K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$77K
proposed penalties
$77K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$37K
outstanding
200 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Meadow Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.10 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 183 samples.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.0.10
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.22
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
183
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-05-27.
Silica (quartz)
9.1
silica avg (%)
26.2
silica max (%)
22
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-10-30.
Noise
1%
over PEL
73
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-05-27.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.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 |
| 2025 Q1 | 26,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 31,043 | 24 | 4 | 773.1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 26,030 | 2 | 2 | 76.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 28,077 | 34 | 1 | 1211.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 31,569 | 1 | 1 | 31.7 |
| 2022 Q4 | 36,285 | 10 | 1 | 275.6 |
| 2022 Q3 | 35,930 | 13 | 0 | 361.8 |
| 2022 Q2 | 30,746 | 22 | 1 | 715.5 |
| 2022 Q1 | 28,278 | 12 | 1 | 424.4 |
| 2021 Q4 | 28,650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 26,381 | 8 | 0 | 303.2 |
| 2021 Q2 | 25,466 | 2 | 1 | 78.5 |
| 2021 Q1 | 19,176 | 12 | 1 | 625.8 |
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.
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