Mining Incidents

Sitka Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dormand McGraw Jr
Sitka, Sitka County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001461

Sitka has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,219
proposed penalties
$1,219
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
29
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: 29 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sitka has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-10-17.
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
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 30 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 142 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 90 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 60 1 0 16666.7
2001 Q3 180 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 280 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 160 4 2 25000.0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 200 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 31, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Mc Graw Construction · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MIKE CALLAHAN HAD SHIRT HAGGING OUT OF PANTS HE WAS WARNED EARLIER IN DAY ABOUT IT. HE WAS TIGHTING SPRING & WAS DONE. STRAIGHTED UP GOT SHIRT H IN SPROCKET HE PULLED IT OUT & LEANED RIGHT BAC K INTO SPROCKET THIS TIME IT CAUGHT BOTH OF HIS SHIRTS AND TWISTED HIM UP.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 1 incident

July 21, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Graw Construction · Fall from machine

I,NAME AS TRYING TO PUT BELT BACK ON PULLEY AND HIS HAND SLIP OFF PULLEY AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

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