A miner was fatally injured while using a tool to remove a down hole hammer. The drill motor turned unexpectedly, pinning the driller's leg between the tool and the drill mast.
Teck Alaska Inc operator
Controlled by
Teck Resources Limited
MSHA operator ID: L10019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,161
citations
187
significant & substantial
$812,121
proposed penalties
$682,703
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $129,418 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
217
inspections on record
11,656
inspection hours
10.0
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.1,161 citations across 11,656 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.$812K
proposed penalties
$692K
current assessed
$683K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
1,112 assessments are final orders; 40 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 105 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 298 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 151 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 115 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 43 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
7
2025
16
2024
14
2023
11
2022
19
2021
17 (1f)
2020
14
2019
11
2018
13
2017
24
2016
22
2015
20
2014
21
2013
23
2012
19
2011
13
2010
18
2009
18
2008
15
2007
42
2006
24 (1f)
2005
31
2004
28
2003
9
2002
18
2001
21
2000
31
1999
22
1998
10
1997
21
1996
20
1995
22
1994
26
1993
16
1992
9
1991
8
1990
11
1989
65
1988
60
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
Teck Alaska Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
December 15, 2006
AK · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Teck Alaska Inc · Struck by falling object
Frozen dig face material sloughed from the dig face of 750-28 bench, striking employee and pining him to the ground.
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