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Fairbanks Excavation Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Fairbanks Excavation, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Joseph A Young

Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star County, AK · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 5001986

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2015–2023
Latest incident: Jul 2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2015

citations

significant & substantial

$40,961

proposed penalties

$30,610

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	0
2025 Q3	1,997	0.0
2025 Q2	1,973	0.0
2025 Q1	0
2024 Q4	0
2024 Q3	3,346	0.0
2024 Q2	0
2024 Q1	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

2023 · 1 incident

July 27, 2023 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Fairbanks Excavation, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Bee hive inside trailer frame. While loading tires on trailer, demonic bees malevolently stung the miner causing an allergic reaction and the miners immediate administration of EE's prescribed auto-injection EpiPen dose for anaphylaxis and immediate transport for medical care.

2021 · 1 incident

June 17, 2021 AK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Fairbanks Excavation, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Previous shift evacuated mine early due to intense thunderstorm leaving mobile equipment parked hazardously. 1-30 769D truck parked on a slight-grade was started with parking brake off, no chocks and when air pressure released the brakes it rolled forward into 1-23 D400E crushing victim between bumpers.

2018 · 1 incident

October 14, 2018 AK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER

Fairbanks Excavation, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Unknown cause of death, victim was found inside personal moterhome parked in employee camping area. Suspected drug overdose: Heroin and marijuana found inside motorhome.

2015 · 1 incident

May 13, 2015 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Fairbanks Excavation, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was changing drill steel and it swung in his path & struck him in chest area bruising his chest (bruising only)