Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WATER HOSE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
Trace Branch: 33 MSHA citations Coal
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Thomas R Hamilton
Yeaddiss,
Leslie County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518000
Trace Branch has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $773 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1997–2003
- Latest incident
- Sep 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
33
citations
20
significant & substantial
$3,331
proposed penalties
$2,558
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $773 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
24
inspections on record
344
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 344 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Trace Branch has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $773 outstanding across 0 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$773
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.60.6%
significant & substantial
6.1%
high negligence or reckless
60.6%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.2% low, 78.8% moderate, 6.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Trace Branch shows 100% of 23 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2004-03-24, 22 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
23
samples
0.69
dust max (mg/m3)
23 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE7
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR6
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2003-06-16, 23 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
16
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 100% | 5 |
| 2003 | 100% | 12 |
| 2002 | 100% | 6 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0% | 10 |
| 2002 | 0% | 6 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Trace Branch recorded 6.56 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.
Injury rate, 2003
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.6.56
total case rate
4.37
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 6.65 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 29,383 |
| 2003 | 36 | 398,293 |
| 2002 | 38 | 327,679 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Trace Branch sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 9,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 20,449 | 5 | 3 | 244.5 |
| 2003 Q3 | 22,540 | 4 | 2 | 177.5 |
| 2003 Q2 | 23,522 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q1 | 24,948 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 22,514 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 23,792 | 9 | 6 | 378.3 |
| 2002 Q2 | 9,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2003 · 3 incidents
May 16, 2003
KY · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT CONTINIOUS CLIMBING UP & DOWN THE EQUIPMENT IN HIS CAPACITY AS AN OILER DAMAGED HIS HIP. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE INJURY ACTUALLY OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 06/02/03.
January 30, 2003
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EE WAS PUSHING FILL WHEN HE ALLEDGEDLY RAN OVER ROCKS, STATING THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.
2002 · 2 incidents
August 12, 2002
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS GETTING OFF A DRILL. WHEN HIS FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND THE EE TURNED LOOSE OF HIS HAND HOLDS & HIS KNEE WENT OUT ON HIM.
June 18, 2002
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS RUNNING DOZER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1997 · 1 incident
December 19, 1997
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object
END LOADER WAS BACKING AWAY HAUL BACK WHEN A ROCK ROLLED FROM PILE UNDER HIS TIRE CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HAUL BACK BED WITH BUCKET. EE IN HAUL BACK SUSTAINED A PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.