Mining Incidents

Dredge No 5 Metal/Non-Metal

Alaska Gold Company · Surface
Controlled by NVF Company
Seward Peninsula County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5000328

MSHA record for Dredge No 5 (mine ID 5000328). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1984 · 8 incidents

October 17, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alaska Gold Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CARRIED HEAVY BUCKETS OF CONCENTRATE OFF OF DREDGE IN MORNING BACK MUSCLE SPASMS OCCURRED AT 10 PM THAT NIGHT AFTER EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK

September 28, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alaska Gold Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A METAL LIGHT FIXTURE DOWN TOWARD HIS FACE WHEN IT SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH

June 27, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alaska Gold Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE\S RIGHT ARM WAS PINCHED AND CUT WHILE MOVING MAIN LINE PIPE THE CUT WAS MINOR AND ONLY NEEDED FIRST AID. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE WOUNDS WAS INFECTED AND THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DO DOCTOR AND RECEIVED X FOR INFECTION.

June 16, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alaska Gold Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTED LARGE BLOCK OF WOOD SUCKED DOWN IN MUD WHEN HE FELT STRANGE POPPING FEELING IN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.

June 13, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alaska Gold Company · Struck by falling object

USED ONLY ONE CROGBY CLIP TO SECURE 1/2 " SLING (WIRE) TO SUPPORT COMALONG WHILE LIFTING SUCTION PIPE. SLING SLIPPED & THE COMEALONG FELL ON EMOLOYEES SEFT HAND CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND & BREAKI NG META CARPAL ON LEFT HAND.

May 16, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alaska Gold Company · Struck by flying object

FLECK OF PAINT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE WHILE SCRAPING PAINT OFF GREEN LINE.

1983 · 1 incident

October 21, 1983 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alaska Gold Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

COLD TEMPERATURES AND FREEZING WATER CAUSED ICE SLICK IN FRONT AREA.EMPL ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR SOME OF ICE WITH AXE AND SLEDGE HAMMER AND SLIPPED CAUSING POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENTS.WAS UNABLE TO CA TCH HIMSELF DUE TO TOOLS IN HANDS.

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