Mining Incidents

Calliham: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Energy Fuels Inc
San Juan County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201164

MSHA record for Calliham (mine ID 4201164). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. Atlas Minerals 1950 to 1989
  2. Umetco Minerals Corp 1989 to 2012
  3. Energy Fuels Resources 2012 to 2013
  4. Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Calliham sits in San Juan County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 4.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
San Juan County, Utah · Population 14,466
4.9%
Mining share of county employment
$54,890
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

September 26, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Umetco Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF CLAY FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO A JACK LEG DRILL AND THE CLAY CAUGHT THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE JACK LEG. F RACTURE OF THE METACARPAL BONE IN THE RIGHT HAND

May 17, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Umetco Minerals Corp · Fall onto or against objects

I.NAME PACKING JACKLEG DRILL INTO STOPE 712 TO DRILL & BLAST HDG. SLIPPED OR TRIPPED AND FELL.JACKHAMMER FELL CATCHING MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN JACKHAMMER AND FLOOR OF STOPE.LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.

April 12, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Umetco Minerals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS DRILLING USING JACK LEG DRILL WHEN THE JACK LEG BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE LEG FREE, AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.