Mining Incidents

Platinum Creek Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Platinum, Bethel County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001689

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2011
Latest incident
Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
21
citations
8
significant & substantial
$12,964
proposed penalties
$1,846
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
2012 Q3 907 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 3,250 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 23,798 3 1 126.1
2011 Q2 12,094 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 6,710 4 3 596.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2011 · 3 incidents

July 28, 2011 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
XS Platinum Inc. · 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.

July 12, 2011 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
XS Platinum Inc. · 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.

May 18, 2011 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
XS Platinum Inc. · 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

July 21, 2009 AK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
XS Platinum Inc. · 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

July 23, 2003 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Industries Inc · 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.