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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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March 9, 2025 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EFR White Mesa LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was cleaning rocks out of the apron feeder in the tunnel. The left index finger was smashed between the bar the miner was using and the apron feeder wall. The contact resulted in the tip of the left index finger being fractured.

January 21, 2025 UT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a hook knife to cut zip ties from a band when the knife slipped lacerating the tip of the middle finger on the left hand.

April 26, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While stripping wire insulation with a razor knife, an employee's grip slipped, causing the blade to cut their left index finger on the opposite hand, resulting in a laceration.

March 19, 2023 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A Miner cut EE's hand with a knife while cutting a box, EE's left hand was improperly placed and lacerated EE's left palm (Thumb area)

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