Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star County,
AK
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Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001986
Fairbanks Excavation Mine has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2015–2023
Latest incident
Jul 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
71
citations
20
significant & substantial
$40,961
proposed penalties
$30,610
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,351 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
23
inspections on record
487
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: 487 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fairbanks Excavation Mine has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$41K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-04-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4
0
0
0
2025 Q3
1,997
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,973
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
3,346
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
3,600
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
3,948
1
0
253.3
2023 Q1
1,670
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
4,388
2
0
455.8
2022 Q3
8,479
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
9,818
1
0
101.9
2022 Q1
4,721
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
3,780
10
4
2645.5
2021 Q3
5,097
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
6,947
16
4
2303.2
2021 Q1
5,226
1
1
191.4
2020 Q4
4,411
3
0
680.1
2020 Q3
6,144
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
6,926
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
4,404
2
1
454.1
2019 Q4
5,473
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
5,060
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
6,928
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
3,425
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
5,675
5
0
881.1
2018 Q3
8,434
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,863
2
0
341.1
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
1,911
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
7,368
9
1
1221.5
2017 Q2
5,563
6
1
1078.6
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
3,129
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,735
2
0
422.4
2016 Q2
3,814
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
9,361
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
7,881
11
8
1395.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2023 · 1 incident
July 27, 2023AK · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
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, 2021AK · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
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.
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, 2015AK · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Was changing drill steel and it swung in his path & struck him in chest area bruising his chest (bruising only)
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