Mining Incidents

Arizona #1 Metal/Non-Metal

EFR Arizona Strip LLC · Underground
Controlled by Energy Fuels Inc
Fredonia, Coconino County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202443

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2013
Latest incident
Jan 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
119
citations
19
significant & substantial
$42,903
proposed penalties
$41,860
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 Q2 472 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,928 3 0 1556.0
2014 Q3 912 1 0 1096.5
2014 Q1 3,871 2 0 516.7
2013 Q4 11,172 3 2 268.5
2013 Q2 12,463 1 0 80.2
2013 Q1 13,762 1 0 72.7
2012 Q4 6,928 4 1 577.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2013 · 1 incident

January 28, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 Miners were lowering a jackleg drill down from a raise, the drill slipped from their grasp and 1 miners hand was caught between the drill and a piece of wooden lagging.

2012 · 1 incident

February 7, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by falling object

While bolting the back a 6 inch rock came loose from the back and struck the miner on the hand on top of the drill causing a cut that needed 4 sutures.

2011 · 2 incidents

December 13, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A miner was kneeling on the ground repairing an airline, when he went to stand up, his leg made a pop and gave out. He went to the hospital for examination.

2009 · 1 incident

September 14, 2009 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by falling object

Working in the # 2 manway compartments at approximately the 770 foot steel set, he was removing an old piece of lagging. While attempting to remove the wood cribbing from the bottom the top started to tip towards him. He put his hand up to stop it from falling.

2007 · 3 incidents

November 26, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
J.S. Redpath Corporation · Struck by falling object

Miner was attempting to install splitset rock bolt. Miner inserted bolt into drilled hole. While positioning driver into splitset, miner bumped splitset causing it to dislodge and fall from back striking him on bridge of nose. This caused a laceration requiring 6 stitches.

October 28, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HOISTING
J.S. Redpath Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While riding the conveyance down the shaft at a slow pace, employee tried knocking off a piece of timber from the shaft steel set getting his right index finger caught between conveyance and guide resulting in a laceration requiring 8 sutures.

October 21, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
J.S. Redpath Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Crew was using a cutting torch to remove inaccessable guide bolts; a piece of molten metal inadvertantly fell down the shaft. It is unknown what was smoldering as the shaft is under rehabilitation at this time and it is unsafe to travel down the shaft to extinguish the fire.