Employee was working without fall protection and fell to his death.
Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc operator
Controlled by
Kinross Gold Corp
MSHA operator ID: L33155
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
442
citations
64
significant & substantial
$311,259
proposed penalties
$245,494
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $65,765 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
210
inspections on record
9,177
inspection hours
4.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.442 citations across 9,177 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$311K
proposed penalties
$246K
current assessed
$245K
paid to date
$726
outstanding
425 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 98 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 27 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 138 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 64 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 58 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 10 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
8
2025
12
2024
5
2023
10
2022
6
2021
10
2020
10
2019
7
2018
3
2017
8
2016
7
2015
6
2014
9
2013
9
2012
7
2011
14 (1f)
2010
6
2009
22
2008
10
2007
8
2006
28
2005
18
2004
30
2003
36
2002
18
2001
14
2000
13
1999
12
1998
8
1997
6
1996
46
1995
32 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
June 4, 2011
AK · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
September 19, 1995
AK · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
DURING THE EARLY PART OF NIGHT SHIFT WHILE TRAINING WITH AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER IN THE CAT WITH HIM, NEW DRIVER GOT TIRES OF WATER TRUCK OVER THE EDGE OF A SHALLOW EMBANKMENT. THIS CAUSED THE T RUCK TO ROLL OVER THE EDGE CRUSHING THE CAB WHICH KILLED HIM.
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