Northern Star (Pogo) LLC operator
Controlled by
Northern Star Resources Ltd
MSHA operator ID: L16072
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 369
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,296
citations
254
significant & substantial
$688,799
proposed penalties
$554,778
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $134,021 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
239
inspections on record
17,467
inspection hours
7.4
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.1,296 citations across 17,467 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$689K
proposed penalties
$558K
current assessed
$555K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
1,244 assessments are final orders; 32 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 129 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 73 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 40 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 31 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 29 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 20 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
9
2025
26
2024
18
2023
29
2022
37
2021
18
2020
18
2019
14
2018
9
2017
10
2016
7
2015
6
2014
11
2013
12
2012
17
2011
10
2010
15
2009
9
2008
16
2007
25
2006
11
2005
32
2004
7
2002
1
2001
1
2000
1
Mines on record
- Pogo Mine AK
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