Mining Incidents

Pinenut Metal/Non-Metal

EFR Arizona Strip LLC · Underground
Controlled by Energy Fuels Inc
Fredonia, Mohave County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202286

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2012–2015
Latest incident
Jun 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
87
citations
17
significant & substantial
$55,090
proposed penalties
$55,090
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
2015 Q4 2,555 2 0 782.8
2015 Q3 5,403 4 2 740.3
2015 Q1 12,102 2 1 165.3
2014 Q4 11,472 11 1 958.9
2014 Q3 12,378 2 0 161.6
2014 Q2 8,742 2 0 228.8
2014 Q1 13,170 3 0 227.8
2013 Q4 6,048 2 0 330.7
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

2015 · 1 incident

June 22, 2015 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Drilling Boulders with sinking hammer to be shot miss stepped on small 5 inch rock lost balance and fell to ground, tried to stop fall w/ left arm and fractured left radius bone

2014 · 3 incidents

November 3, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While bolting a rib with a jackleg drill the miner twisted his knee while pulling the drill out of drill hole. Third Dr visit showed a torn ACL on 11/11/14

September 16, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was helping another miner bolting a rib with a jack leg drill and when pulling drill out of hole he placed his finger in pinch point between leg and drill

2013 · 4 incidents

August 27, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was drilling a hole in the rib and after completion of the hole leaned the drill against the rib and had his hand in a pinch point between the dog nut of the steel and the chuck of the drill.

June 3, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was drilling a raise round when his chuck tender broke on his jackleg drill causing the drill to come off the drill steel and the steel fell out of the hole striking his finger breaking it.

May 2, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This is an injury or illness from repetition of work duties, not related to one instance, symptoms are numbness in hands and tingling of neck.

April 29, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Miner was hanging utilities and slipped on wet ground, falling and landing on a jagged rock with his right forearm, causing a cut near the elbow, requiring 4 stitches.

2012 · 2 incidents

February 8, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While drilling with a jackleg, the jackleg was extended up faster than its penetration rate and broke off the steel, the hammer drill then struck the face of the Miner