Willow, Matanuska-Susitna County,
AK
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 5001458
Lucky Shot Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $144 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
13
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,844
proposed penalties
$1,485
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $359 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
20
inspections on record
196
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: 196 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lucky Shot Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $144 outstanding across 1 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$144
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-13.
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
5,760
1
0
173.6
2025 Q3
1,440
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
1,440
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
960
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
960
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
1,744
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3
1,779
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,694
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
2,243
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
4,237
1
0
236.0
2022 Q2
3,775
4
1
1059.6
2018 Q2
1,033
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,489
1
0
671.6
2017 Q4
3,677
1
0
272.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
March 28, 1988AK · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manFatality · MACHINERY
VICTIM AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES. WERE INSTALLING WIRE ROPE FOR AN AERIAL TRAM. THE WIRE ROPE GOT STUCK UNDER A ROCK OUTCROPPING. THEY APPLIED MORE TENSION TO THE ROPE IN ORDER TO FREE IT. THE ROP E SPRANG FREE AND BROKE AWAY FROM ITS ANCHOR BOLT. THE ROPE STRUCK THE VICTIM AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN A MOUNTAIN ABOUT 350 FT.
Reportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)
1988 · 2 incidents
September 9, 1988AK · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
TOM WAS HELPING BOB FITHIAN CALLAR A DRILL HOLE HIS HAND SLIPPED LITTLE LEFT FINGER GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BIT AND FACE
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