Mining Incidents

Walker Fork Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kim Ferguson
Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks County, AK  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001301

Walker Fork has $350 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
1
Years on record
2021
Latest incident
Aug 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$350
proposed penalties
$350
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
10
inspections on record
119
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: 119 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Walker Fork has $350 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.
$350
proposed penalties
$350
current assessed
$350
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-09-08.
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 Q3 2,864 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,105 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,799 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,110 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,335 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,137 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,114 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 107 0 0 0.0
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q3 3,000 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,216 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,789 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,846 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,314 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 671 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,358 1 0 297.8
2018 Q2 2,989 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 669 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,199 2 1 476.3
2017 Q2 3,108 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,527 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,053 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2021 · 1 incident

August 6, 2021 AK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ajax Mining Alaska Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting/moving bulldozer ripper tooth while welding. Injury to middle/lower back/spasms/pain to lower back. Injury occurred in the yard onsite at the mine.

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