8-K

                                UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549



                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT


    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  April 17, 2002
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                            NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




    Delaware                    1-9172                         34-1505819
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(State or other         (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of                                           Identification Number)
Incorporation)



             5875 Landerbrook Drive, Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
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             (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)



      Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (440) 449-9600
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                                     N/A
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        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Item 5.           Other Events

         On April 17, 2002, NACCO Industries, Inc. ("NACCO") issued a news
release announcing that NACCO's subsidiary, NMHG Holding Co., is planning to
issue $250,000,000 of Senior Notes due 2009 in a private placement to certain
institutional investors. The April 17, 2002 news release, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
                  Not applicable

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable

         (c)      Exhibits

                  99.1 - News Release, dated April 17, 2002






                                    Signature

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
NACCO has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.



                                            NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.




                                            By:  /s/ J. C. Butler, Jr.
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                                            Name: J. C. Butler, Jr.
                                            Title: Vice President, Corporate
                                                   Development and Treasurer


Dated: April 17, 2002




                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number             Exhibit Description
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    99.1                   News Release, dated April 17, 2002

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                                                           For Immediate Release
                                                       Wednesday, April 17, 2002


NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR A PRIVATE PLACEMENT BY ITS SUBSIDIARY
NMHG HOLDING CO. OF $250,000,000 SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009

         Mayfield Heights, Ohio, April 17, 2002 - NACCO Industries, Inc.
(NC-NYSE) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, NMHG Holding Co., is
planning to issue $250,000,000 of Senior Notes due 2009 in a private placement
to certain institutional investors. The purpose of this private placement is to
refinance existing indebtedness. NMHG Holding Co. expects to complete the
private placement in the next few weeks. These securities have not been
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, and may not be offered or
sold in the Untied States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

         This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor will there be any sale of
these securities in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of such jurisdiction. The statements in this press release regarding the
timing of the proposed private placement and its terms are forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to,
market conditions and the price and market for the securities proposed to be
offered.