# Hamilton Tipple

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1508105
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Facility / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Bell, KY
- **Operator:** Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc.
- **Controller:** Thomas R  Hamilton
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,580
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Thomas R  Hamilton (C03974) → Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. (P01158) → Hamilton Tipple (1508105)**

Current identity source: `msha-mines`. This is a current snapshot, not a historical claim.

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Jimmy E  Hamilton et al → Bledsoe Coal Company Inc:** 1975-03-03 through 1979-01-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1508105; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Geo-Energy Ltd → Bledsoe Coal Processing Company Inc:** 1979-02-01 through 1985-03-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1508105; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Paul J  Sturgill → Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc:** 1985-04-01 through 1987-10-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1508105; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Williams Companies Inc → Interstate Coal Company Inc:** 1987-10-15 through 1995-06-19; derived from co-tenure at mine 1508105; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James River Coal Company → Bledsoe Coal Corporation:** 1995-06-20 through 2010-02-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 1508105; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Thomas R  Hamilton et al → Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc.:** 2010-02-11 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1508105; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 6
- Typed edges: 18
- Interval anomalies: 0
- Valid-time bounds: inclusive; date granularity; null end means open-ended in the upstream history row; not independent proof of present control.
- Transaction-time observation: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 1 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 24 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 56 violation rows across the full record; 25 carry an S&S flag and $18,203 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 18 samples:** Occupational health samples 10 coal dust; 8 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
4. **PRODUCTION — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 82 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 41 contested-violation rows, 41 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 7 linked entities:** Contractors Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
7. **INSPECTIONS — 0 since 2021:** Inspections 47 inspection events and 573 published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

No matched record in the 2024 EIA coal-public workbook. This may be inapplicable for a non-coal operation.

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 71.403 — Waiver of surface facilities requirements; posting of waiver.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-E/section-71.403
- **30 CFR 77.1110 — Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1110
- **30 CFR 77.502-2 — Electric equipment; frequency of examination and testing.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502-2
- **30 CFR 47.41 — Requirement for container labels.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-47/subpart-E/section-47.41
- **30 CFR 77.202 — Dust accumulations in surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.202
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 77.1104 — Accumulations of combustible materials.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1104
- **30 CFR 77.1103 — Flammable liquids; storage.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1103
- **30 CFR 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 1 rows; 2001-09-25 through 2001-09-25; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2017-04-11 through 2017-04-11; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 56 rows; 2001-09-26 through 2014-12-31; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 41 rows; 2011-12-05 through 2013-06-05; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 10 rows; 2002-03-27 through 2011-02-09; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 41 rows; 2010-09-21 through 2012-01-25; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,015 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 197 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 6 rows; 1975-03-03 through 2010-02-11; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 47 rows; 2000-03-14 through 2017-04-11; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 92 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 8 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 8 rows; 2002-09-30 through 2011-02-09; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Violations:** 56 rows; 2001-09-26 through 2014-12-31; source ID `msha-violations`

## Caveats

- This is public-record decision support, not legal advice or an official MSHA record.
- Missing data can indicate no event, publication delay, an unresolved identity, or inapplicability.
- Contractor production data is entity-level and is not attributed to this mine.

## Alternate representations

- HTML: `/mines/hamilton-tipple-1508105`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/hamilton-tipple-1508105`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1508105/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1508105/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1508105/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`