Mining Incidents

Platinum Creek MineMetal/Nonmetal

Platinum, Bethel County, AK · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001689
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2011
Latest incident
Jul 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2011 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

When removing 6"" valve, last bolt was shorter than the other bolts and valve dropped short distance and rolled onto employees right hand.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee walking down off small dirt knob where excavator was setting to ground level. Employee slipped on the loose ground and fell to his side, dislocating his shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Camp cook was prepping food for breakfast. Knife slipped cutting little finger. Cut required 4 stitches from village medical paramedic.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Replacing conveyor belt on VSI new belting was on forks of a loader with a pipe in a cradle pipe sliped out of cradle and fell on employee.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS HAND LEVELING THE FLOOR OF A SHALLOW TRENCH FOR A SEWER LEECH FIELD. A SIDE WALL CAVE AND BURIED THE MANS LEGS UP TO HIS KNEES. HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED CAUSING THE INJURY. THE MAN WAS FLOWN TO THE DILLINGHAM HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.