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HIGHLAND URANIUM PROJECT Metal/Non-Metal

Power Resources Inc · Facility

Controlled by Cameco Corp

Converse County, WY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4801404

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 9
Years on record: 2000–2002
Latest incident: Jun 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$168

proposed penalties

$168

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	Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2	21,284	0	0.0
2002 Q1	21,629	0	0.0
2001 Q4	21,174	0	0.0
2001 Q3	23,789	0	0.0
2001 Q2	25,814	0	0.0
2001 Q1	27,227	1	36.7
2000 Q4	28,329	0	0.0
2000 Q3	26,984	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

9 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

June 11, 2002 WY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Power Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR RUBBED HIS LEFT EYE WITH HAND AND APPARENTLY CAUSED A SMALL OBJECT TO ENTER EYE/EYELID.COULD NOT WASH IT OUT. WENT TO PHYSICIAN WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS IN THE EYE BUT THE LENSE WAS SCRATCHED.

May 14, 2002 WY · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler POWERED HAULAGE

Power Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DURING UNLOADING OF PLASTIC WELL PIPE WITH FORKLIFT BY ANOTHER PERSON, INJURED WORKER HAD THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND SMASHED BY SHIFTING STACKED PIPE.

2001 · 2 incidents

April 3, 2001 WY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver OTHER

Power Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF BUILDING ON CONCRETEFLOOR AND NOTED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY DOCTOR REVEALED TORN LIGAMENT.

February 28, 2001 WY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Power Resources Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WELDING BRACKETS TO ANODIZED UNI-STRUT IN HEADERHOUSE B-6. VAPORS AND FUMES CAUSED EYE IRRITATION(CONJUNCTIVITIS) & POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION. EE FELT HE HAD GRAVEL IN EYES SIMILAR TO FLASH BURN.

2000 · 5 incidents

December 20, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Power Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS EXITING THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON BUMPER DUE TO ICE AND SNOW. HE FELL, HITTING RIGHT SIDE AND LOWER BACK ON TRAILER HITCH BALL.

September 7, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Power Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE RIGGING UP PULLING UNIT TO PULL A WELL. INJURED REACHED FOR THE SANDLINE BUT GRABBED MAIN CABLE INSTEAD. RIGHT 5TH FINGER WAS PULLED INTO CABLE SHEAVE. OTHER EMPLOYEE STOPPED OPERATION AND REVERSED MOTOR FREEING SHANE'S FINGER.

September 7, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Power Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS RACKING 2 7/8" DRILL PIPE, HE LIFTED UP ON A STEEL BAR AND HURT HIS BACK.

March 23, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Power Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AND MAKING UP WIRING IN A HEADER HOUSE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND BRUSHED AGAINST THE DOOR EDGE (STEEL) CUTTING HIS KNUCKLE. MINOR LACERATION RESULTED WHICH LATER BECAME INFECTED AND RESULTED IN MEDICAL TREATMENT.

February 14, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Power Resources Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE CARRYING 5 GALLON DRINKING WATER BOTTLE TO VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO ANOTHER WORK LOCATION. LANDED ON BACK HITTING HARD HAT ON PAVEMENT.