Mining Incidents

Cruz Kodiak Crusher: 1 MSHA citation Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David C Cruz
Buckland, Northwest Arctic County, AK  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001910

Cruz Kodiak Crusher has $243 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2019–2022
Latest incident
Jun 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
1
citations
1
significant & substantial
$243
proposed penalties
$243
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
4
inspections on record
25
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 25 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cruz Kodiak Crusher has $243 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$243
proposed penalties
$243
current assessed
$243
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-07-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
100.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
100.0%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Cruz Construction, Inc 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2023 4
2022 11
2021 7
2019 6
2018 1
2017 5
2013 0
2012 0
2011 3
2010 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Cruz Kodiak Crusher sits in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 6.4% 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.
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska · Population 7,611
6.4%
Mining share of county employment
$81,298
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 3,282 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,552 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 9,753 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,292 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,926 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 654 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q3 3,515 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8,103 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,622 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q3 2,773 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,210 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q3 3,546 1 1 282.0
2011 Q2 2,133 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 434 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 2,193 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2022 · 1 incident

June 20, 2022 AK · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cruz Construction, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tightening wedge bolts with a hammer wrench. When attempting to tighten the end bolt EE missed the wrench and struck their left ring finger. An x-ray determined that EE fractured the finger.

2019 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2019 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cruz Construction, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner broke hand while dismounting a loader tire with a hydraulic cylinder. The cylinder slipped while pressing off the inside bead of the tire, smashing their right hand against the boom arm. The miner consulted clinic by phone and initially treated with ice and ibuprofen. Company was aware of reportable injury when an x-ray revealed the fracture on 7/31

May 1, 2019 AK · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cruz Construction, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A miner was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia on July 29, 2019. EE believes it occurred on or around May 1, but was not able to provide a specific cause or incident. Surgery is not currently indicated but EE has been placed on restricted duty. EE reported the injury to us on July 29.