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White Creek Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Valdez Creek Mining, LLC · Surface

Controlled by John Cioffoletti

Cantwell, Matanuska-Susitna County, AK · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 5001994

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2013–2017
Latest incident: Aug 2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2014

citations

significant & substantial

$1,812

proposed penalties

$1,812

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 Q2	2,306	0.0
2024 Q3	6,455	0.0
2023 Q4	0
2023 Q3	5,257	0.0
2023 Q2	2,178	0.0
2023 Q1	0
2022 Q4	0
2022 Q3	7,359	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

2 on file

2017 · 1 incident

August 6, 2017 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Valdez Creek Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a metal cutting blade on a hand grinder. Blade caught & kicked back. EE lost control of the grinder & attempted to "catch" it. EE sustained an abrasion on right chest, a cut on the left chest and a cut on the left outer forearm. The laceration on left outer forearm was through the skin and in to the muscle tissue, requiring stitches. EE was wearing gloves and PPE.

2013 · 1 incident

August 16, 2013 AK · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE

Valdez Creek Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

40ton Volvo dump truck was waiting for an excavator to pass. Excavator cab was cocked to the side and slammed into the front left corner of the truck. Would have been avoided if the cab was sitting square with the tracks. The corner was sheared apart in a 6 inch tear and hydraulic fluid spilled about 2 or 3 gallons. The tear was able to be welded shut.