Mining Incidents

Ester Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jerry Sadler
Ester, Fairbanks North Star County, AK  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001556

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2013
Latest incident
Jul 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
17
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,594
proposed penalties
$3,594
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 1,335 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 340 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2013 · 1 incident

July 25, 2013 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Airport Equipment Rentals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Five gallon bucket are filled with concentrates in the Gold Room then sent to town. While lifting the bucket on to a pickup, employee had a partial left shoulder separation. Bucket weigh 75 to 100 lbs.