Mining Incidents

Mobile Plant #3 Metal/Non-Metal

University Redi-Mix · Surface
Controlled by Colas S A
North Pole, Fairbanks North Star County, AK  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001766

Mobile Plant #3 has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2015
Latest incident
Apr 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
47
citations
17
significant & substantial
$23,353
proposed penalties
$14,258
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,095 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
28
inspections on record
347
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: 347 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mobile Plant #3 has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-10-05.
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 571 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,775 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 929 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 1,483 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 775 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 1,493 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 33 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 533 1 0 1876.2
2022 Q3 2,018 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 575 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 125 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,562 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 419 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 5 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,336 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 247 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 364 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,549 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 909 1 0 1100.1
2019 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 156 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,779 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,109 6 3 5410.3
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 184 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,701 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,174 2 0 1703.6
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 399 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,400 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,848 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 110 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,129 6 0 5314.4
2015 Q2 1,178 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 78 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,042 1 0 959.7
2014 Q2 2,859 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 245 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 582 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 796 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 29 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,385 1 1 722.0
2012 Q2 1,693 2 1 1181.3
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 2,416 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 712 1 1 1404.5
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 1,955 12 7 6138.1
2010 Q2 288 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,164 2 1 1718.2
2009 Q2 1,029 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 702 2 0 2849.0
2008 Q3 2,238 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,441 2 1 1387.9
2008 Q1 149 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 55 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,120 1 0 320.5
2007 Q2 3,666 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 45 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 1,860 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,106 1 0 474.8
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 1,645 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,537 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,563 3 2 842.0
2005 Q1 506 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,604 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,442 3 0 317.7
2004 Q2 8,402 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 755 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,827 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,858 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2015 · 1 incident

April 28, 2015 AK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FIRE
University Redi-Mix · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using torch to cut metal/cone when the oxygen hose blew from fitting causing a flash. Employee was wearing welding hood, leather gloves, safety glasses and 3 layers of clothing. The flash burnt through clothing, giving employee 1st degree burns. No lost time, employee returned to work and fully released for full duty following day on 4/29/2015.

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