Mining Incidents

Nolan Creek Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Tri-Con Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Silverado Gold Mines Ltd
Wiseman, Fairbanks North Star County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001618

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
21
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,295
proposed penalties
$1,295
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
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 1,081 1 0 925.1
2009 Q3 4,119 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,043 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,866 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 513 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,466 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,211 0 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

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

March 11, 2007 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Con Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Burn on two fingers acquired while burning explosives containers. Molten plastic dripped on fingers causing blisters. Blisters broke and eventually became infected. Sent to town for treatment, and kept from work for several days. No damage to fingers.

2006 · 2 incidents

December 16, 2006 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Con Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slab of frozen gravel fell out of back of work area striking employee about the knee area of the right leg; breaking lower leg in two places causing compound fractures in both breaks. The top of the foot was also broken, and the entire portion of the right lower leg badly bruised.

February 27, 2006 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Tri-Con Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling down from a head high position, with both hands; resulting in the straining of the stomach muscles on both sides of stomach.

2002 · 1 incident

December 15, 2002 AK · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Con Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN KITCHEN; POOR LIFTING TECHNIQUE CONTRIBUTED TO INJURY; SPRAINED SHOULDER - IMPAIRMENT UNCERTAIN. ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 12/23/02 UPON SECOND VISIT TO DOCTOR. TREATM ENT IS HOT & COLD COMPRESSES & MEDICATION.