Mining Incidents

WHIRLWIND MINE Metal/Non-Metal

EFR Colorado Plateau LLC · Underground
Controlled by Energy Fuels Inc
Gateway, Mesa County, CO  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 0504816

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Aug 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
24
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,579
proposed penalties
$2,579
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 800 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 600 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,027 2 0 496.6
2023 Q2 3,532 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 4,256 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,999 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 3 incidents

August 19, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Energy Fuels Resources · Struck by falling object

Employee had barred a rock out of the back, placed scaling bar against rib and was reaching for the jack leg when a second rock fell on it's own striking the employee in the right hand. Resulting injury was laceration and fracture of right middle finger.

June 5, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While rolling an I-Beam into place employee's right hand glove became snagged on a weld pulling his hand under the beam. His right thumb was smashed between two I-Beams. X-ray showed no fracture and treatment includes wearing a splint and avoiding painful activities. A follow up visit is scheduled for 6/16/08 or sooner and the possibility of an ortho referral has been left open.

March 10, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing up and down to get in and out of the dozer. He hurt his right shoulder while pulling himself upward with his right arm. the doctor has imposed an overall lifting limit of ten pounds and there is to be no lifting with his right arm.