MSHA record for KLONDYKE MINE (mine ID 0900126). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1984–1998
Latest incident
Mar 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
69
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: 69 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2001-10-10, 24 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (2)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2001-10-10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
Bulldozer Operator
2001-10-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
KLONDYKE MINE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 4.48 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.66 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2001
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000
0.00
0.00
0.000
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2002
1
2001
67
2000
70
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
KLONDYKE MINE sits in Wilkinson County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Wilkinson County, Georgia · Population 8,795
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,673
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
2002 Q1
540
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
51,257
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
55,484
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
56,373
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
57,383
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
58,382
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
58,376
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
56,120
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1
56,028
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file
1998 · 1 incident
March 25, 1998GA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE ABRADED HIS RIGHT LEG WHILE OILING THE MILL CHAIN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A GUARD WHICH WAS USED AS A WALKWAY TO PERFORM THIS TASK. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 11-18-96.
1995 · 2 incidents
September 19, 1995GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE STATES HE WAS OPERATING HIS #637 SCRAPER WHENHE JARRED HIS BACK & EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOW BACKPAIN.
1994 · 1 incident
August 30, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
Engelhard Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS FLAGGING OUT DRILL HOLES FOR BULL DOZER OPERATOR WHEN HE BRUSHED AGAINST A LIMB THAT DISRUPTED A HORNET NEXT AND STUNG THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS HEAD X 2, BACK X 2 AND ON HIS LEFT ARM X 1. HE DEVELOPED SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK.
1993 · 2 incidents
October 20, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS [LOST HIS BALANCE] WHEN GETTING UP FROM A CHAIR.
March 19, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A CLOGGED WATER HOSE BY STRIKING IT AGAINST A HAND RAIL WHEN PRESSURIZED WATER & SAND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE & INTO HIS LEFT EYE & IRRITATED IT.
1992 · 2 incidents
December 4, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Engelhard Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL ON A TRACTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TRACKS TO THE FLOOR AND INJURED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
October 28, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Engelhard Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A CO-WORKER TO INSTALL AN APRON CYCLINDER ON A CAT SCRAPER.WHILE ALIGNING THE TOP PIN HOLE THE CYCLINDER SLIPPED CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER AT PINCH-POINT LACERATED A ND FRACTURING IT.
1991 · 1 incident
December 26, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
SCRAPER OPERATOR WAS PUSHING-PULLING.THE OVERBURDEN BROKE OUT HARD BLOCKS;REAR END OF SCRAPER FELL INTO A HOLE CAUSING A JARRING OF HIS BODY.HE WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT LATER COMPLAINED OF B ACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A 2260637E MACHINE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED ON SOME ACCUMULATED SAND CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT HEEL AND FRACTURE IT.
1988 · 3 incidents
December 6, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES, WERE LOADING MACHINE PARTS AND HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
October 19, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE WORKING ON A DRAGBOX EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER THE CHAIN WHILE POSITIONING HIMSELF TO CHANGE A SPROCKET WHEN HE STEPPED OVER THE CHAIN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT SHIN BUMPED ONE OF THE A PADDLE RETAINER BELTS AND LACERATED IT
October 5, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
I,NAME WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A STUFFING BOX SUSING A WRENCH AND EXPERIENCED A LOW BACK STRAIN. (THIS INJURY WAS AN AGGRAVATION TO A PRE-EXISTING INJURY.)
1987 · 3 incidents
October 6, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I NAME WAS WORK3NG IN THE MILL CHANGING BLADES TIPS AND TIGHTENING BLADES. WHEN HE COMPLETED HIS JOB ASSIGNMENT HE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF THE MILL FROM A LADDER.
May 15, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THEDOOR ON TRACTOR WHEN THE DOOR BOUNCED BACK, STRUCK AND CHIPPED HIS FRONT TOOTH.
March 25, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Engelhard Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WALKED TO BETHEL LOCATION TO START A PUMP VIA WOODY AREA IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID WET AND MUDDY ROADS WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON IVY WHICH IRRITATED HIS FACE AND HANDS.
1984 · 1 incident
April 25, 1984GA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS