Data / Mines / Alaska / Red Dog Operations
Red Dog Operations: 327 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Red Dog Operations is an active lead-zinc ore surface mine in Northwest Arctic, Alaska, operated by Teck Alaska Inc with 520 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 5001545). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 327 citations and orders there with $211,000 in proposed penalties, and 72 accident reports were filed there, with 71 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 5001545
- Status
- Active since March 16, 1988
- Main commodity
- Lead-zinc ore
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Northwest Arctic, Alaska
- Nearest town
- Kotzebue
- Operator
- Teck Alaska Inc
- Parent company
- Teck Resources Limited
- Employees
- 520
- MSHA field office
- Anchorage AK Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 327
- Significant and substantial
- 45 (13.8%)
- Closure orders
- 7
- High negligence or reckless
- 30
- Proposed penalties
- $211,000
- Amount paid so far
- $155,752
- Inspections
- 83
- Inspector hours on site
- 2,453
- Citations per inspection
- 3.94 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 72
- Injury and illness cases
- 71
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 5, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 53 ($109,984 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 84 | 10 | $31,359 | 19 |
| 2023 | 91 | 17 | $102,647 | 11 |
| 2024 | 89 | 12 | $41,646 | 14 |
| 2025 | 26 | 2 | $24,494 | 16 |
| 2026 | 37 | 4 | $10,854 | 11 |
Standards cited most at Red Dog Operations
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 54 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 26 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 20 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 18 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 16 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 16 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.11016 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.15001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.11003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
Injury and illness cases at Red Dog Operations
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 25 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 45 |
What the accident reports at Red Dog Operations describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 33 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 14 |
| Machinery | 7 |
| Slip or fall of person | 7 |
| Powered haulage | 4 |
| Fire | 2 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
| Poisoning (toxic materials) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Red Dog Operations
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 15 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 7 |
| Trucks | 5 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 3 |
| Conveyor | 2 |
| Front-end loader | 2 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 1 |
| Pump | 1 |
Other open mines in Northwest Arctic, Alaska
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nana Construction Portable | Nana Construction LLC | Northwest Arctic, AK | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 3 |
| Cruz Kodiak Crusher | JJC Enterprises, Inc | Northwest Arctic, AK | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 0 |
| Kiana A-1 Gravel Pit | Native Village of Kiana | Northwest Arctic, AK | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 0 |
| Nome Airport Screener | State of Alaska Department Of Transportation | Northwest Arctic, AK | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 0 |
| Noatak River Pit | Nana Construction LLC | Northwest Arctic, AK | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.