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Chichagof: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Sitka Gold Inc · Underground
Aleutians East County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001499

MSHA record for Chichagof (mine ID 5001499). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Exploration Ventures 1986 to 1988
  2. Sitka Gold Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chichagof sits in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Aleutians East Borough, Alaska · Population 3,423
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$72,692
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

June 11, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sitka Gold Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINER WAS NOT USING THE STEP PLATE ON THE MUCKER AS PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER STEP PLATE WAS 100 FT AWAY AND IN USABLE CONDITION MINERS WERE TOLD TO USE THE STEP PLATE BUT THEY DID NOT USE IT THE DRIFT WAS WIDE ENOUGHT FOR USE DRIFT IS 7 FT WIDE MINER WAS WALKING BESIDE MACHINE WHIEL OPERATING INSTEAD OF STANDING ON STEP PLATE MINERS FOOT WAS BRUISED WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS