Mining Incidents

Pinenut Metal/Non-Metal

EFR Arizona Strip LLC · Underground
Controlled by Energy Fuels Inc
Fredonia, Mohave County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202286

Pinenut has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1986–2015
Latest incident
Jun 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
87
citations
17
significant & substantial
$55,090
proposed penalties
$55,090
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
27
inspections on record
1,176
inspection hours
7.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
87 citations across 1,176 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pinenut has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$55K
proposed penalties
$55K
current assessed
$55K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-10-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 3,299 2 0 606.2
2015 Q3 11,011 4 2 363.3
2015 Q2 13,877 8 1 576.5
2015 Q1 12,102 2 1 165.3
2014 Q4 11,472 11 1 958.9
2014 Q3 12,378 2 0 161.6
2014 Q2 14,584 2 0 137.1
2014 Q1 13,170 3 0 227.8
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4 10,556 2 0 189.5
2013 Q3 12,514 5 3 399.6
2013 Q2 10,863 11 0 1012.6
2013 Q1 10,638 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 11,362 7 2 616.1
2012 Q3 9,998 14 5 1400.3
2012 Q2 9,138 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 9,213 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,899 2 1 513.0
2011 Q3 10,897 5 0 458.8
2011 Q2 5,008 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 691 3 1 4341.5
2010 Q4 3,161 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,192 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 16 1 0 62500.0
2010 Q1 28 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 102 1 0 9803.9
2009 Q2 767 2 0 2607.6
2009 Q1 922 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2015 · 1 incident

June 22, 2015 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Drilling Boulders with sinking hammer to be shot miss stepped on small 5 inch rock lost balance and fell to ground, tried to stop fall w/ left arm and fractured left radius bone

2014 · 3 incidents

November 3, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While bolting a rib with a jackleg drill the miner twisted his knee while pulling the drill out of drill hole. Third Dr visit showed a torn ACL on 11/11/14

September 16, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was helping another miner bolting a rib with a jack leg drill and when pulling drill out of hole he placed his finger in pinch point between leg and drill

2013 · 4 incidents

August 27, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was drilling a hole in the rib and after completion of the hole leaned the drill against the rib and had his hand in a pinch point between the dog nut of the steel and the chuck of the drill.

June 3, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was drilling a raise round when his chuck tender broke on his jackleg drill causing the drill to come off the drill steel and the steel fell out of the hole striking his finger breaking it.

May 2, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This is an injury or illness from repetition of work duties, not related to one instance, symptoms are numbness in hands and tingling of neck.

April 29, 2013 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Miner was hanging utilities and slipped on wet ground, falling and landing on a jagged rock with his right forearm, causing a cut near the elbow, requiring 4 stitches.

2012 · 2 incidents

February 8, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While drilling with a jackleg, the jackleg was extended up faster than its penetration rate and broke off the steel, the hammer drill then struck the face of the Miner

1988 · 6 incidents

August 11, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL TIGHTENING SIDE RODS ON 123 DRILL AND WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT HITTING HIM IN MOUTH CHIPPING SEVERAL TEETH.

July 11, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STAGING UP IN RAISE WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 150# FELL FROM HANGING WALL HITTING HIM IN LEFT ARM. LACERATION WAS DEEP, REQUIRING 10 PLUS STITCHES.

June 20, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRILLING RAISE ROUND ROCK CHIPPED FROM FACE & CUT ARM

March 4, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN GETTING READY TO BOLT UP WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BACK HITTING HIM ON THUMB OF RIGHT HAND CAUSING CHIP FRACTURE.

February 23, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING A RAISE ROUND EMP HIT IN CHIN AND SHOULDER WITH FALLING ROCK

1987 · 4 incidents

October 29, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS DRILL3NG BOLT HOLES IN BACK AT THE 3820 LEVEL WHEN A SLAB HIT HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.

October 5, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING 5 GALLON BUCKET OF PARTS,FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

September 15, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by flying object

MAN WAS FASTENI3G SPADS TO RIB THE FASTENING DENSE CAUSED A PIECE OF ROCK TO RICOCHET

July 21, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS WATER3NG DOWN MUCK PILE AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT A ROCK FROM UNKNOWN ORIGIN HIT HIM IN BACK OF HEAD RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED 5 STITCHES

1986 · 1 incident

December 9, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE A TOPL5NDER WAS LIFTING TIMBER AND RUPTURED DISC IN BACK.

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