Mining Incidents

Ruby Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Tintina Gold Co llc · Surface
Ruby, Yukon-Koyukuk County, AK  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001583

Ruby Mine has $10K 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
2
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
12
citations
5
significant & substantial
$9,707
proposed penalties
$9,707
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
9
inspections on record
129
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: 129 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ruby Mine has $10K 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-08.
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 10,500 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,800 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 5,690 2 1 351.5
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 7,000 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 7,600 4 3 526.3
2022 Q2 9,720 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q3 6,915 5 1 723.1
2020 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1994 · 1 incident

October 2, 1994 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Sphinx Natural Resources/Malvy Technology Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN OUT SEMI AND WE HIT AN ICY PATCH OF ROAD, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE ROAD CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO BOUNCE AROUND THE CAB.

1989 · 1 incident

June 11, 1989 AK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

I NAME WAS INSTALLING SUCTION HOSE ON 4IN PUMP SMALL BANK CAVED IN WHERE HE WAS STANDING HOSE FLEW UP & T HREADED FITTING HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OU T 2 TEETH HE WAS FLOWN T O TOWN WHERE DENTIST PUT INTEMPORARY BRIDGE MISSED 6 DAYS OF WORK

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