Mining Incidents

placer mine: 6 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

seuffert mining · Surface
Controlled by George Seuffert
Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star County, AK  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001837

placer mine has $743 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
6
citations
1
significant & substantial
$743
proposed penalties
$743
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
20
inspections on record
203
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: 203 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

placer mine has $743 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$743
proposed penalties
$743
current assessed
$743
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-06-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
16.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 66.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. seuffert mining 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 3
2024 3
2023 2
2022 2
2021 0
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 2
2013 3
2012 2
2011 2
2010 1
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

placer mine sits in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska · Population 95,555
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$84,722
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
2026 Q2 306 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 103 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,206 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 226 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 110 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,103 0 0 0.0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 125 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 60 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,104 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 125 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,203 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 77 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 953 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 302 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 202 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 802 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 404 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,104 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 203 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 202 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,206 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 260 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 181 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,604 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 710 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 112 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,400 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 608 3 1 4934.2
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 204 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,410 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 352 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,602 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 227 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,560 2 0 1282.1
2012 Q2 840 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 2,650 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 470 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 75 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,500 1 0 666.7
2010 Q2 250 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 140 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,350 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 700 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 300 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,300 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.