2 COMMERCIAL CONTRACT-DIVERS DROWNED WHILE ATTEMPTING REPAIRS ON DAM LOCATED 7 MILES FROM MINE SITE HOWEVER STILL ON COMPANY POPERTY GOT CAUGHT IN WATER FLOW AROUND LEAK AND COULD NOT FREE THE MSELVES
Livengood Bench: 2 recorded fatalities Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Livengood Bench (mine ID 5000998). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1983–1999
- Latest incident
- Aug 1999
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.- Asamera Minerals (Us) Inc 1950 to 1981
- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1981 to 1983
- Galaxy Minerals Inc 1983 to 1985
- Alaska Placer Development Inc 1985 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 |
Livengood Bench sits in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 2.6% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,007 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,491 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
2 recorded2 COMMERCIAL CONTRACT-DIVERS DROWNED WHILE ATTEMPTING REPAIRS ON DAM LOCATED 7 MILES FROM MINE SITE HOWEVER STILL ON COMPANY PROPERTY GOT CAUGHT IN WATER FLOW AROUND LEAK AND COULD NOT FREE TH EMSELVES
Reportable incidents
14 on file (excluding fatalities above)1999 · 1 incident
PINCHED HAND BETWEEN BOLT & FORKLIFT WHILE HOISITING FINAL DRIVE. CUT IN PALM OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES
1998 · 1 incident
COOK SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR, BRUISED RIBS
1997 · 1 incident
EE WAS MOVING 6" HOPE PIPE. HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE & DIRT. EE WORKED THE NEXT DAY BUT DUETO LINGERING SORENESS, WAS ADVISED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
1996 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ICE CLEATS ON BULLDOZER. SLAG CURLED OFF WELD, HIT HIS HELMET AND WENT DOWN THE WRIST OF HIS WELDING GLOVE.
EMPLLOYEE WAS CROUCHED DOWN AND PUSHING SIDEWAYS ON A TENT FRAME.
1995 · 1 incident
OPERATOR EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STANDING UP AFTER CLIMBING OUT FROM UNDER 980-B LOADER. OPERATOR HAD JUST FINISHED PLACING BLOCKING UNDER LOADER IN PREPARATION FOR WINTER STORAGE. BACK STRA IN DID NOT SEEM SERIOUS AT THE TIME, BUT THE NEXT DAY OPERATOR FELT HE SHOULD HAVE A DR. LOOK AT IT.
1993 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH STEP ON TS-24 SCRAPER. EMPLOYEE PIVOTED BACKWARD WITH THE STEP BEHIND HIS KNEE, CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH HIS HEAD.
1983 · 7 incidents
EMBANKMENT ERODED DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES AND A 30\ V-CUT WASHED OUT ALLOWING APPROX. 500 ACREA FEET OF WATER TO BE RELEASED IT FLOWED INTO LIVEN GOOD CREEK AND CAUSED NO INJURY OR PROPERTY.
CHECKING GORMAN-RUPP PUMP. REMOVED INSPECTION PLATE FROM VALVE CHEST OF A PUMP FULL OF HOT WATER ALLOWING PUMP TO COOL.
GLUEING RUBBER BELTING TO 4\STEEL PIPE PLUG PLATE.WAS SPREADING GLUE ON STEEL BALVE PLATE WITH SMALL BRUSH.DECIDED TO USE HAND AS BRUSH WENT TOO SLOW AND GLUE WAS DRYING TOO FAST.SPARK FROM NE ARBY WELDER IGNITED GLUE.
EMPLOYEE STANDING ON LEFT SIDE OF 651 SCRAPER ON BATTERY BOX COVER - BATTERY TERMINAL BURNED OFF - EMPLOYEE AUTOMATICALLY BACKED AWAY AND FELL OVER SIDE OF SCRAPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF BLOCKING AND STRAINED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON HIS LEFT SIDE AT EDGE OF BELLY PAN UNDER 651B SCRAPER-LOOSENING BOLTS--BELLY PAN CAME DOWN AND HIT INSIDE OF LEFT KNEE AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER-STRESS AND STRAIN FROM OPERATION OF SAME