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Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. operator

Controlled by Energy Fuels Inc
MSHA operator ID: L15509
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
142
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1997–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
764
citations
142
significant & substantial
$278,806
proposed penalties
$268,111
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,695 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
324
inspections on record
12,567
inspection hours
6.1
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.
764 citations across 12,567 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$279K
proposed penalties
$268K
current assessed
$268K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
758 assessments are final orders; 32 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-12-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
2
2024
5
2023
6
2022
1
2021
1
2018
3
2017
2
2016
2
2015
1
2014
4
2013
7
2012
4
2011
5
2010
4 (1f)
2009
11
2008
24
2007
10
2005
2
2002
3
2001
2
2000
1
1999
19
1998
21 (1f)
1997
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
May 26, 2010 UT · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Denison Mines (USA) Corp. · Struck by falling object

Blasted drift and was ready for baring down and mucking. Unknown cause of death at this time. The victim was hand scaling the north rib of the left 4500 drift when loose material fell on him.

November 4, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by falling object

INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT A SLAB LOCATED ON RIGHT RIB NEAR FACE SPALLED OFF, ROTATING APPROX. 180 DEGREES STRIKING HIM ON HIS HEAD AND UPPER TORSO. HE SUSTAINED SEVERE CRUSH ING INJURIES. THE APPROX. SLAB MEASUREMENTS WERE 5' L X 3' W X 14" IN THICKNESS.

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