Mining Incidents

Pinyon Plain MineMetal/Nonmetal

EFR Arizona Strip LLC. · Underground
Controlled by Energy Fuels Inc
Tusayan, Coconino County, AZ · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 0203305
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2013–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2025 · 1 incident

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

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

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.

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)

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee Bent over to pick up the tag rope line, slipped, and fell on EE's left side Straining EE's back

2018 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

I tripped over the fork of a Telle Handler while flying a drone.

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

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.

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

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

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.