Mining Incidents

Pigeon: 15 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Underground
Controlled by Harold Roberts
Coconino County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202084

MSHA record for Pigeon (mine ID 0202084). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pigeon sits in Coconino County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Coconino County, Arizona · Population 144,643
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$69,748
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1990 · 1 incident

March 23, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TOP LANDER WAS REMOVING A CARDBOARD BOX OF PLASTIC 6 INCH PLUGS FROM BACK OF PICK UP WHEN TAILGATE FELL STRIKING EE IN RIBS BRUISE AND PULLED MUSCLE REQUIRED PHYSICAL THERAPY.

1989 · 4 incidents

October 18, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING THE ARMS OF A 54 INCH SLUSHER BUCKET. THE BUCKET TIPPED BACK AND HE LOST HIS HOLD OF THE LEFT ARM. IT DROPPED ON THE ARCH OF HIS LEFT FOOT X RAYS FOR FRACTURE WERE NEGATIVE. BR UISED PAIN PILLS PRESCRIBED EE RETURNED TO WORK FOLLOWING DAY.

September 7, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS ASSISTING FOREAMN IN DRILLING. JACKLEG GOT AWAY AND BUMPED MINER AN SHOULDER. HE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR, BUT A PHYISICIAN'S ASSISTANT GAVE HIM A PRESCIPTION FOR A PULLED MUSCLE.

May 26, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER SLIPPED WHILE BREAKING ROCKS ON GRIZZLY. HE PULLED A MUSCLE, BUT RETURNED TO WORK. THREE DAY LATER HE DECIDED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR VERIFIFED HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

1988 · 1 incident

November 28, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by flying object

SKIP TENDER WAS CUTTING CABLE IN SLUSHER TRENCH USING A DOUBLE JACK & CABLE CUTTER A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP WHEN HE STRUCK THE CABLE CUTTER HE RECEIVED 2 CHIPPED T EETH ONE ON TOP & ONE ON BO TTOM

1986 · 2 incidents

January 2, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CHANGING 2UT JACK LEGS ON A DRILL A SMALL ROCK CAME FROM RIB OR BACK & HIT EE ON BACK OF LEFT HAND.

1985 · 3 incidents

December 13, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS LIFTING3JACK LEG FROM DOWN HOLE AND THROUGH SUD OUT OF JOINT.

August 15, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Fall from machine

MAN WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A LOADER FOOT SLIPPED \ HE FELL HITTING KNEE-LEFT-ON FLOOR OF STOPE. HE DID NOT REPORT TO DR UNTIL 9-27-85 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST & WAS OPERATE ON 10-4-85.

January 30, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN BOLTING USING HAMMER.WHILE TRYING TO START BOLTING,HAMMER SLIPPED SMASHED AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

1984 · 3 incidents

June 20, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS ASSISTING IN UNLOADING MATERIAL FROM CAGE AT COLLAR, WAS HIT IN HEAD BY FALLING PIPE

1983 · 1 incident

July 19, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS USING A PRY BAR TO ASSIST THE WORK DECK THROUGH A TIGHT SPOT. BAR SLIPPED & HIT THE MAN IN FOREHEAD.