MINE DETAILS
La Sal Complex
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- La Sal Complex38.29556, -109.24528Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
140,835reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 21,246 | 0.00 | 42 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 13,884 | 0.00 | 27 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 19,307 | 0.00 | 45 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 27,432 | 0.00 | 52 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 29,372 | 0.00 | 56 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 29,594 | 0.00 | 55 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
484 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
50 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
7,767.0047 of 48 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
613.2510 inspections · 10 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 5 | 1 | 781.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50.3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 4 | 0 | 604.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82.0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 8 | 1 | 1,336.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71.0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 6 | 0 | 906.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 127.5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 13 | 1 | 2,148.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 98.5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 5 | 1 | 819.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93.5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 7 | 0 | 1,173.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
57.12028 · $267.00 proposed
57.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed
57.14100(d) · $151.00 proposed
57.11058 · $151.00 proposed
57.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed
56.12019 · $151.00 proposed
57.15004 · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 90.5 on-site hours
50.20-6(a) · $151.00 proposed
50.10(b)
MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Miner was bolting up hog panel in the heading. When the miner started drilling the panel shifted causing the bolt driver and plate to come loose and fall towards the miners left forearm where the roof plate contacted EE's left forearm above the cuff of EE's glove resulting in a "T" laceration requiring sutures.
MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Miner was pulling drill out of hole when EE lost EE's balance and fell. As miner fell EE's middle finger on left hand became caught between the machine and leg pinch point. This caused a laceration to the left 3rd finger. Miner was taken to clinic for fingernail removal at nail bed requiring 7 sutures.
57.14100(c) · $151.00 proposed
56.12008 · $151.00 proposed
57.5039 · S&S · $366.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 93.5 on-site hours
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 10.0 on-site hours
62.130(a) · $151.00 proposed
62.130(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · $151.00 proposed
56.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
56.17001 · $151.00 proposed
57.4262 · $151.00 proposed
57.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
57.12030 · $151.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
Energy Fuels InccontrolsEFR Colorado Plateau LLCoperatesLa Sal Complex
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4200769Energy Fuels InccontrolsEnergy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.operatesLa Sal Complex
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4200769International Uranium CorpcontrolsEnergy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.operatesLa Sal Complex
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4200769Union Carbide CorpcontrolsUmetco Minerals CorpoperatesLa Sal Complex
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4200769Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
Accidents and injuries
7 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 74 lost days across the published record.
accidentsmine-production-quarterlyViolations and penalties
159 violation rows across the full record; 34 carry an S&S flag and $27,520 appears in current assessed amounts.
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107aOccupational health samples
208 personal; 27 area. 12 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
personal-health-samplesarea-samplesQuarterly production and employment
30K employee hours and 55 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearlyContests, conferences and decisions
26 contested-violation rows, 26 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 13 conference records linked by issuance number.
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisionsContractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolationsInspections
57 inspection events and 3K published inspection hours across the historical record.
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 56 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202603264700 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Truck Driver | 0.29× published limitConcentration: 0000.38 · limit: 0001.33Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0211FA |
| 000000202603264500 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Truck Driver | 0.31× published limitConcentration: 0000.52 · limit: 0001.67Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0211FA |
| 000000202603264800 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Mucking Mach. Operator | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.30 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0211FA |
| 000000202601999300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Truck Driver | 0.45× published limitConcentration: 0000.41 · limit: 0000.91Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F00AC92 |
| 000000202601999400 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Truck Driver | 0.33× published limitConcentration: 0000.27 · limit: 0000.83Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F00AC92 |
| 000000202601999500 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Skip tender | 0.22× published limitConcentration: 0000.16 · limit: 0000.74Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F00AC92 |
| 000000202600505200 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Truck Driver | 0.4× published limitConcentration: 0000.44 · limit: 0001.11Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F008085 |
| 000000202600505300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Bobcat Operator | 0.61× published limitConcentration: 0000.57 · limit: 0000.94Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F008085 |
| 000000202600505400 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Complete Load-Haul-Dump | 0.71× published limitConcentration: 0000.62 · limit: 0000.87Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F008085 |
| 000000202600505500 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Drill Operator, Rotary | 0.31× published limitConcentration: 0000.27 · limit: 0000.86Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F008085 |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.