Mining Incidents

#7-100 Portable Metal/Non-Metal

QAP · Surface
Controlled by Colas S A
Anchorage, Anchorage County, AK  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001185

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2004–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
79
citations
26
significant & substantial
$9,134
proposed penalties
$9,134
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,128 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,976 1 0 336.0
2024 Q4 817 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,031 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,424 4 0 2809.0
2023 Q2 1,395 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,928 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,029 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 1 incident

October 1, 2025 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner pushed loose forks together on telehandler and fractured right pinky finger between metal forks.

2022 · 1 incident

July 27, 2022 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
QAP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a threaded bolt with impact gun and got thumb caught between top plate and gun.

2019 · 1 incident

June 13, 2019 AK · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Struck by falling object

Employee was attempting / working to repair a section of the gear box, when a 10# piece of iron broke free and fell approximately 12'' and landed on top of arch of foot resulting in piercing top of boot creating puncture wound.

2016 · 1 incident

May 27, 2016 AK · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
QAP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After working all day cutting, welding and grinding the miner thought they got something stuck in their eye. Next day EE went to the ER and had item removed on follow up appointment EE was prescribed Antibiotic and Steroid Salve.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 7, 2005 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Over several days of material handling (rain soaked aggregate and equipment) employee sufferred mild lumbar muscle strain requiring chiropractic treatment and modified duty work for several days.

June 3, 2005 AK · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee manually handling and positioning portable metal stairs; stair's approximate weight 75 lbs. During task employee sufferred lumbar strain.

2004 · 4 incidents

August 19, 2004 AK · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Struck against stationary object

Employee assisting in the installation of new sizing screen in screening trailer. As employee slid screen into place the sharp front edge of the screen caught and lacerated his left, middle finger. Laceration required medical treatment and application of several butterfly closures.

August 11, 2004 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee assisting in positioning 40-foot long structural conveyor sections on flat bed semi-trailer when calve pinched between two conveyor sections.

July 28, 2004 AK · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Struck against stationary object

Employee egressing from water truck's tank using fabricated structural steel ladder. As employee was stepped down final steps and attempting to step away from truck's tank a ring on employee's left ring finger caught on a projection on one of the water truck's valve.

May 3, 2004 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee wearing gloves. Performing routine maintenance of overland product conveyor. During maintenace employee lacerated his left thumb on sharp metal edge of angled steel of conveyor structure. Employee treated with first-aid products but approximately 4 days later thumb became infected.