Mining Incidents

Cripple Creek Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Northwest Gold LLC · Surface
Ester, Fairbanks North Star County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001452

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2013
Latest incident
Sep 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
14
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,434
proposed penalties
$1,434
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 2,590 6 2 2316.6
2014 Q2 432 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 32,038 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 32,038 1 0 31.2
2013 Q1 1,120 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 45,360 5 0 110.2
2012 Q2 41,880 2 0 47.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2013 · 7 incidents

September 2, 2013 AK · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Gold LLC · Struck by falling object

Putting a tooth on a backhoe dropped the tooth - it smashed his middle finger against the steel toed boot.

July 17, 2013 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Gold LLC · Fall from machine

Stepped on a metal guard, it gave way and he slipped and fell 4 feet to the ground and landed on his back on a plastic pipe.

July 9, 2013 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Gold LLC · Struck by falling object

Removing screens from the shaker. The screen was handed to EE, as EE was backing up hit boot got stuck in the mud causing him to fall backwards with screen landing on top of him tweaking his back.

July 1, 2013 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Northwest Gold LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Turned machine off and tightened belt. Turned machine on to see if it was working and got the tips of his right index & middle finger caught.

June 18, 2013 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Northwest Gold LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Flash burn from welding.

April 15, 2013 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Northwest Gold LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting on a piece of steel with proper PPE on. Went to rotate the steel and it cut thru my glove and cut my fingernail.