Mining Incidents

Pinyon Plain Mine Metal/Non-Metal

EFR Arizona Strip LLC. · Underground
Controlled by Energy Fuels Inc
Tusayan, Coconino County, AZ  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 0203305

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2013–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
107
citations
18
significant & substantial
$19,583
proposed penalties
$19,583
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 19,446 2 0 102.8
2025 Q3 15,175 6 1 395.4
2025 Q2 15,450 7 2 453.1
2025 Q1 7,700 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 16,050 2 0 124.6
2024 Q3 17,409 2 0 114.9
2024 Q2 14,916 3 1 201.1
2024 Q1 15,848 2 0 126.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2025 · 1 incident

March 2, 2025 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
EFR Arizona Strip LLC. · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating Jackleg when the gooseneck came apart and struck the employees left elbow resulting in a contusion.

2024 · 1 incident

May 17, 2024 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was aligning steel frame for air door installation. Miner asked for a spud wrench to align the top and bottom steel frames. During this time the steel shifted and the tip on the Miners left index finger was pinched in the hole resulting in a crushing injury with lacerations.

2023 · 3 incidents

October 26, 2023 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by falling object

While training a miner using a jackleg with a 4' steel to drill a bolt hole in the back, EE was advised to reposition the leg. While repositioning the leg, the miner gave the cob too much pressure losing control of the drill. The drill fell backward towards the trainer hitting EE in the face splitting EE's lip. *The miner received 3 stitches by the medical facility's doctor.

March 19, 2023 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A Miner cut EE's hand with a knife while cutting a box, EE's left hand was improperly placed and lacerated EE's left palm (Thumb area)

2018 · 2 incidents

February 5, 2018 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was installing a bearing set beam in the shaft at the 1-5 level, miner was using a spud wrench to align the beam when the wrench slipped out of the beam and caught a fingertip between the beam and wrench.

2017 · 2 incidents

March 24, 2017 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

While hoist was being inspected and ran thru its pre shift checks it had a brake failure and lost the sinking bucket 100 to 150 feet down the shaft with the hoisting cable.

February 6, 2017 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While drilling a face round with a jack leg drill, miner drilled into a vertical exploration hole from the surface, the hole was full of water and the pressure of 1300' of water forced the drill back into the miner chipping tooth.

2016 · 1 incident

March 26, 2016 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was unloading materials onto work deck in shaft from conveyance. Two beams were lying on the deck, miner was straddling the beams. When EE unhooked the rigging, the beams tipped and hit the miners foot.

2013 · 1 incident

June 11, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by falling object

While setting steel, a 10' piece of 3/8" angle iron fell three feet vertically onto the miners right foot. The steel punctured the miners right boot and also the skin on his foot. His status is Full Restriction, stay off feet and keep foot elevated. Possible small fracture and infection.